'HALF OF A YELLOW SUN' IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE NOLLYWOOD MOVIE

The adaptation of Chimanmanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel, ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’, is currently the most expensive movie ever made in Nollywood. The movie which was shot at Tinapa Film Studio, Cross River State and in the United Kingdom, cost approximately N1.27 billion ($8m) to make. Huge, right?

The movie was directed by Biyi Bandele and the cast include Britons and Nigerians such as Chiwetel Ejiofor (Kinky Boots, 2012, Salt); Thandie Newton (Mission: Impossible II, The Pursuit of Happiness); Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls, For Coloured Girls); Joseph Mawle (Women in Love, Game of Thrones); John Boyega (Attack the Block); Onyeka Onwenu, Genevieve Nnaji and Zack Orji.

The movie is yet to be released.