Guinness commissions Major African Movie
Accra (Greater Accra) 05 September 2002-Guinness has commissioned an
independent film production company to produce a full-length feature film that
would present a positive image of the strength of the character of Africans.
The title of the movie, which would remain confidential for
now, would star Michael Power, and is to be filmed in a number of countries
including Ghana. It is expected to be released in early 2003. A statement
Guinness released in Accra on Wednesday and signed by Mrs Pamela
Djamson-Tettey, External Affairs Director, Guinness Ghana-Accra said
Guinness believed it could demonstrate the potential in making popular
"block buster" type movies that were genuinely African.
The statement quoted Mr. Devlin Hainsworth, Managing
Director of Guinness, Ghana, as saying, "this movie is going to be a great
way of promoting what Michael Power stands for, which is about Africans
releasing the potential from within themselves.
"The movie has been written by Nigerian born Tunde
Babalola, who has had a successful career to date writing scripts for
television and movies in the UK and the US. Michael Power expressed excitement
concerning his role and added that there were not enough real African adventure
movies that truly reflected African life and the "African spirit",
the release said.
"Of course I have seen the script and while I cannot
say anything about it yet, I can tell you that the movie is going to be great
to watch, especially up on a big screen," the statement said.
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