Nigeria film actress, Bimbo Ademoye, has revealed why she wanted to play a different character in the newly released Gangs Of Lagos movie on Prime Video
In Gangs of Lagos movie, Ademoye played the character of Teni, the daughter of a ganglord, Kazeem (played by Olarotimi Fakunle), who lives a sophisticated and sheltered life.
Opening up about her character in the movie at a recent press conference, Bimbo Ademoye disclosed that she first wanted to play the gangster character, Gift, which was played by Adesua Etomi-Wellington.
The reason according to her is because she could relate to the character based on her reality. Bimbo Ademoye said:
“When I got the script, I saw a particular character, Gift, breaking bottles. I’m from the hood, from Ebute Metta, and breaking bottles is a norm. The lifestyle is a norm for me, so I thought I was going to be Gift, but then I saw I was playing Teni. So I called Osiberu, who co-wrote, co-produced, and directed the film, to make sure she hadn’t made a mistake with the role she assigned me…but Jade responded saying she didn’t want me to play a character many would expect, and instead wanted me to be someone different.
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“That kind of touched me because any time she wants to give me a character, she goes beyond something people would expect. That’s how much she believes (in me).”
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls former Big Brother Naija reality show star cum movie actor, Tobi Bakre revealed that he did all manner of gritty stuff to fit into his role in ‘Gangs of Lagos’, a feisty crime thriller.
Tobi played Obalola, a street King (Eleniyi – the owner of men) who started up nondescript with a childhood nested with scars of little beginning.
He said it was his first time playing a lead character, and the first time he really let himself go to embody a character.
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