Halle Berry to star in Nollywood movie - Obi Emelonye

Emelonye: Berry good idea

Berry: African Safari

Hollywood's multi-award winning actress Halle Berry has been cast in SAFARI the next film up the sleeves of Mirror Boy and Last Flight To Abuja Writer and Director Obi Emelonye. In an exclusive interview with internet channel Smart Monkey TV the British/Nigerian film maker disclosed that although still recovering from the Last Flight he was "pitching the SAFARI project to very well known Hollywood A-listers including Hale Berry", he said adding that "the script is already in transit to her and if she likes it, then I think we're on to something good." Rationalising the ambitious Nollywood/Hollywood crossover Emelonye said "I think we need somebody of her stature in a native African (Nigerian) film. They become a part of it and not overshadow and drown out what I call the quintessential African voice that has made Nollywood popular in spite of its qualitative problems." Emelonye told his interviewer that he operates under the philosophy of "a contender and not a champion because champions do easily get knocked out."