The very popular Jenifa movie is
about to get yet another sequel that will entail the international exploits of
Jenifa in Jamaica and the United States of America.
Funke Akindele-Oloyede, the producer and
actress of the famed Jenifa role has revealed exclusively to Channels
Television that another sequel to the Jenifa movie franchise will soon be
outand it will be about the trip of her alter ego to Jamaica and New York.
The actress made this known on our
weekend breakfast show; Sunrise Saturday, where she was the Artiste of the
week. Jenifa, a very successful movie about the plight and antics of a village
girl schooling in a major city will have the fourth sequel which will be about
Jenifa’s international exploit.
According to her, the movie was shot
in Caribbean Island of Jamaica and in New York. She also revealed that another
TV series titled ‘Season 3’ will also hit the airwaves soon and the shooting of
the series will commence in a few months. While answering questions on the
show, Funke revealed her series of inspiration for the story Jenifa and how
everyday conversations of ordinary Nigerians were the source of the now famous
slang and cliches used in the movie.
The newly wedded actress also spoke
about how she’s slowed down her acting pace to give room for the home front and
how she’s setting up a school of drama to help upcoming actors to hone their
skill with requisite training.
She also went back to narrate how
her acting career began, playing the role in the TV series “I Need to Know”.
