'Nollywood is about to explode' – Renowned actor, Wale Ojo
Having spent the better part of his life abroad and featured in several foreign films, the Ibadan-born actor believes Nigerian movie industry, widely known as Nollywood, is on the path to greatness.
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In a chat with TheNETng, the ‘Phone Swap’ actor revealed that his conviction that Nollywood will ‘explode’ is one of the reasons why he’s championing a campaign called ‘New Nigeria Cinema.’
‘Nollywood is going to explode. I have a movement which I termed ‘New Nigeria Cinema.’ The movement is to help improve the quality of Nigerian films. More good films is going to be shot,’ he said.
Speaking further, Wale added: ‘I saw a new movie the other day called ‘Gidi Blues,’ which I really thought was exciting. I just shot a film called ‘The Good Samaritan’ and another one called ‘Oju Kokoroko’- these are really strong films representing Nigeria very well. So we are really pushing, Nollywood is about to explode.’
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