Veteran Nollywood actress,
Genevieve Nnaji who is known to be a producer and director has been confirmed
to be Nollywood’s first billionaire as has sold her recently released movie
“Lionheart” to movie site, Netflix at N1,385,100,000($3.8 million).
Reacting to the recent
development, Genevieve Nnaji took to Instagram to appreciate the support for
Lion Heart, in a post which read;
“Thank you, everyone, for
accepting @lionheartthemovie into your homes and your hearts. Worldwide. This
is how we change the narrative. together.
Let us continue to bridge the
gap.”
It may be recalled that
Genevieve’s movie was initially not accepted in cinemas due to alleged industry
controversies.
Statement from the ‘Lion Heart’s
team alleged that the “powers that be” (distribution companies) have refused to
show the movie in their cinemas.
The statement further alleged
that one of the major distributors, who had agreed to show the movie, backed
out of the deal after being “arm-twisted”.
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