Mixed reactions have continued to trail news that Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o will play the Nigerian lead character in aeries adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s ‘Americanah’
While some fans applauded Lupita for purchasing the movie rights, thus earning casting control, others opined that an Igbo or Nigerian actress would do justice to the role. “Feels like she’s the default pick whenever Hollywood needs an African Actress. If it’s too hard to find one in Nigeria, give us Yvonne Orji? Cynthia Erivo? Tracy Ifeachor?”@Behembaba said, “Black Americans have been making this same argument about Black foreigners playing Black American roles.@Johnmuriuki said, “We, Africans, didn’t gripe when Morgan Freeman played Mandela, nor did we raise a ruckus when Denzel played Steve Biko.
@Shawlarh said, “Forget about her buying the rights. She’s the only African Actress well suited for the role and big enough to reach a bigger audience, which is what they need. It’s simply business.” @Echezona tweeted, “Y’all should stop being pressed about Lupita taking on the role of a Nigerian woman.“Y’all weren’t pressed when David oyelowo acted Queen of Katwe and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the boy who harnessed the wind .”David oyelowo was casted in ‘Queen of katwe’ which was a Ugandan story. He was also the main actor in ‘a United kingdom’ which was a South African history.”
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