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Do You Think Idris Elba Is Qualified To Portray A Nigerian Man In A Movie?

Name: Do You Think Idris Elba Is Qualified To Portray A Nigerian Man In A Movie?
Uploaded: 2024-10-05T19:19:34+00:00
Duration: 44 s
Channel: Latasha Transrina Kebe
Description: Idris Elba is cast as a Nigerian character in an upcoming film adaptation of Things Fall Apart, sparking backlash from Nigerians who argue a non-Nigerian…

5 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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Idris Elba is cast as a Nigerian character in an upcoming film adaptation of Things Fall Apart, sparking backlash from Nigerians who argue a non-Nigerian actor shouldn't play the role. The hosts explore the tension between pan-African identity and the demand for specific national representation in casting.

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Y'all are upset that Idris Elba, who happens to be an African man himself— yes, he was raised in the UK, but he is still an African man. He has played many African roles before— is playing a Nigerian role. Okay, now the movie is called what? Things Fall Apart, if I'm not mistaken. I guess they put out, you know how they'll do like just kind of a teaser to kind of see if there's any interest. Well, apparently there is interest, and Nigerians are upset that there wasn't a Nigerian, not an African, a Nigerian selected to play the part. But we got a little video of y'all responding. Okay, go ahead. Let's see what the Nigerians got to say, not Africans. Let's go.
This is quite interesting. What do you think? Are you happy about it? No. Hell no. But we have 1,001 actors and they are fantastic.
This is when they say we hate each other.