The movie, is scheduled for general release in 2013 and will be produced by Andrea Calderwood, the BAFTA winning producer and directed by Biyi Bandele. Yewande Sadiku and Muhtar Bakare of Shareman Media are both executive producers of the movie.
Genevieve Nnaji To Feature With Thandie Newton, Others In Movie - Half Of A Yellow Sun
And Genevieve Nnaji is at it again!!! The delectable actress will feature in the film adaptation of Chimamanda's book - 'Half Of A Yellow Sun'. She will be working with a host of other stars including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anika Noni Rose and Thandie Newton. Her role: Ms Adebayo, another professor who develops a flirtatious relationship with her colleague Mr Odenigbo, who will be played by played by Chiwetel Ejiofor.
The novel won the Orange Prize for fiction is set during the Nigerian-Biafran War and is told from the eye of a young houseboy. The book explores the effects of the war through the lives of its major characters: Twin sisters, Dr. Odenigbo and a british expatriate.
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