“A Trip to Jamaica”, a movie by
award-winning Nigerian stand-up comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as
AY, will be premiered worldwide on September 25 in Lagos.
AY, who is the principal character in
the movie and its executive producer, on Wednesday said that the
star-studded movie is a hilarious installment of the Akpos series shot
in Lagos, Atlanta and Montego Bay in Jamaica.
He said, “After the success of 30 Days
In Atlanta, there were a lot of calls for more. So we decided to do a
spin-off to showcase further adventures of Akpos.
“A Trip to Jamaica’ bridges the gap between Nollywood, Gollywood, Hollywood and the Jamaican movie industry.”
He added that artistes cast in the movie were drawn from Nigeria, Ghana, America and Jamaica.
According to AY, the cast include
award-winning actress Funke Akindele, Hollywood veteran Eric Roberts and
Paul Campbell from Jamaica.
Others include: Nigerian Nse Ikpe-Etim,
Ghanaian ‘lover boy’ Chris Attoh, Dan Davies from Hollywood and Rebecca
Silvera who was the former Miss Jamaica.
The movie also includes; cameo appearances from Music Stars Cynthia Morgan, Patoranking and Olamide.
The veteran comedian added that the
premiere would be preceded by a novelty football match that would
feature prominent Jamaica ex-footballers against ex-Nigerian players.
A Trip to Jamaica was created to celebrate the best of our cultures.
He said, “Using a football match which
will showcase these great players who have all worn their individual
countries national colours at international competitions is a fitting
way to herald the release of the movie.
“The football game will be witnessing
live comedy and musical performances as a way of celebrating the
cultures of these unique countries.”
He said ex-footballers to play in the
match include: Kanu Nwankwo, Jay Jay Okocha, Peter Rufai, Joseph Yobo,
Mutiu Adepoju, Victor Ikpeba, and Ghanaian’s Stephen Appiah.
Artistes from different countries are expected to grace the premiere.
He added that the movie would be available on cinemas across Nigeria on September 30.
It was co-written by AY and Dianne Diaz
and directed by Robert Peters, the US based multiple award winning film
maker who also directed ‘30 Days in Atlanta’.
AY had made Box Office records with his
2014 film, “30 Days in Atlanta”, which recently earned a place in the
Guinness Book of World Records.
The movie was officially recognised by
the 2017 Guinness World Records as one of the films with the highest
domestic gross in the territories of Bollywood, Nollywood and Hollywood.
(NAN)
