Movies – WotzupNG

Actress Bukunmi Oluwasina beats Bimpe Oyebade, Debbie Shokoya others in her latest achievement

August 2, 2021 by Mariam Ayodeji

Fast-rising Nollywood actress Bukunmi Oluwasina has topped her colleagues, Adebimpe Oyebade, Bukola Kiitan, Debbi Shokoya, to emerge ‘Outstanding young actress year 2021’. The actress took to her Instagram page to flaunt the award dedicating it to all other actresses in the award category. READ ALSO: Actress Bukunmi Oluwasina reveals her favorite couple in the film industry. Bukunmi … Read more

”He enter, skit be like movie” – Excitement as Davido features in a yet to be released comedy skit

July 28, 2021 by Mariam Ayodeji

Nigerian fans of DMW boss Davido have stormed social media to express their excitement as the singer takes up a role in a yet to be released comedy skit. While the likes of Don Jazzy are already known faces in comedy skits, this would be the first time Davido will feature in one, and fans can’t wait … Read more

American Film Company, Lionsgate, Acquires ‘A Soldier’s Story II’

June 30, 2021 by Mariam Ayodeji

Giant American film production and film distribution studio, Lionsgate, has been authorised to distribute a Nigerian blockbuster movie, ‘A Soldier’s Story II’, in North America. The movie producer of the highly rated movie, Martin Gbados, made this known via his Instagram page while sharing his excitement about the new feat. READ ALSO: American Film Institute … Read more

Gossip Girl Is Back – and on Social Media – in First Full Trailer: ‘Did You Miss Me?’

June 10, 2021 by Mariam Ayodeji

Gossip Girl is back with some fresh new faces. “Did you miss me? I know I’ve missed you,” says the all-seeing, anonymous Gossip Girl (voiced again by Kristen Bell) at one point in the trailer, which HBO Max debuted Thursday ahead of its July 8 launch. READ ALSO: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ to Debut on HBO … Read more

Coming 2 America – Official Trailer & Poster Released

February 4, 2021 by Mariam Ayodeji

Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began. READ ALSO; Coming 2 America about … Read more

Funke Akindele’s Omo Ghetto becomes the highest-grossing Nollywood movie

January 26, 2021 by Mariam Ayodeji

Funke Akindele-Bello’s Omo Ghetto, the saga movie, has now been declared Nollywood’s highest-grossing movie of all time, breaking a four-year record formally held by Kemi Adetiba’s film, The Wedding Party. In a statement released by the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria, Omo Ghetto The Saga has so far grossed N468,036,300 after holding the number one … Read more

Nollywood on tour: hit Nigerian film ‘Omo Ghetto: The Saga’ gets an official premiere in the UAE

January 21, 2021 by Mariam Ayodeji

First came the beats and now the movies. With Nigerian popular music, including Afro-pop and Afro-beat, fast becoming a major sound in UAE clubs, it is now time for the country’s vibrant film industry to make similar inroads into our theatres. After years of Nigerian film screenings being viewed as either one-off events or as … Read more

‘Deadpool 3’ has been confirmed the first R-rated movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

January 11, 2021 by Mariam Ayodeji

Kevin Feige has confirmed that Deadpool 3 will be the first R-rated movie ever in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It comes after sources hinted that the Ryan Reynolds movie would carry the same certification as previous installments, last November. Speaking to Collider during a WandaVision press event, the Marvel Studios president said: “It will be … Read more

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 3 Includes a Tribute to Rob Garrison, an Original ‘Karate Kid’ Actor Who Died in 2019

January 2, 2021 by Mariam Ayodeji

The third season of Cobra Kai is now streaming on Netflix and you might notice a tribute to a late actor at the end of the first episode. Rob Garrison, who played Tommy in the movie Karate Kid back in 1984 and reprised his role in season two of Cobra Kai, died in September 2019. … Read more

Coming 2 America about to be released – Watch the trailer

December 23, 2020 by Mariam Ayodeji

After three decades, the king of Zamunda is coming back 2 America as Amazon Prime Video released the official, star-studded trailer to the movie, a sequel to its 1988 predecessor. The two-minute trailer opens with the former king of Zamunda, James Earl Jones, informing King Akeem that he has a son back in America who … Read more

The Witcher ‘has suspended filming after Henry Cavill hurt his leg on an assault course while 20ft in the air shooting season two’

December 13, 2020 by Mariam Ayodeji

Filming for season two of The Witcher has reportedly been suspended after Henry Cavill hurt his leg while on an assault course. The actor, 37, is thought to have been wearing a safety harness while working at a height of 20ft when the injury occurred, reports The Sun. READ ALSO; Netflix shares trailer for Chadwick … Read more

Game Of Thrones Prequel, House Of Dragon, Reveals Your New Targaryens

December 13, 2020 by Mariam Ayodeji

If you thought you’d never see a family more messed up than the Lannisters, HBO just said you are in for a surprise. Game of Thrones tweeted out new casting news on Friday for its upcoming prequel, House of the Dragon, revealing that Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One), Emma D’Arcy (Truth Seekers) and Matt Smith … Read more

Disney announces ‘first-of-its-kind’ collaboration with African entertainment company

December 11, 2020 by Mariam Ayodeji

Fed up with non-Africans telling African stories, three friends from Nigeria and Uganda created Kugali Media in 2017 to tell stories out of the continent. Through the entertainment company, the friends — Tolu Olowofoyeku, Hamid Ibrahim, and Fikayo Adeola — created a comic book collection called “Iwaju”, set in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria’s capital city. … Read more

5 Nigerian movies you should see this December

December 7, 2020 by Mariam Ayodeji

The Nigerian film industry, often known as Nollywood, has been referred to as a flourishing space that provides a source for premium entertainment and also much more generates a sizeable amount of revenue for the Nigerian economy. Nollywood, described as the world’s second-largest movie industry by volume was also affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic … Read more

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’: Review (Netflix)

November 20, 2020 by Mariam Ayodeji

There’s something biblical about Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a parable acted out under the weight of America’s original sin. An abundance of monologues gives a clear indication as to the stage origins of this Jazz Age-story, but they also add to the fire-and-brimstone feeling accentuated by director George C. Wolfe’s darkly enticing adaptation. If you … Read more

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ to Debut on HBO Max

November 19, 2020 by Mariam Ayodeji

Superhero sequel “Wonder Woman 1984” will soon make its debut this Christmas, on both the big screen and the streaming service, HBO Max. The film will stream on HBO Max for a month, while countries, where the service is unavailable, will premiere it in cinemas a week earlier on December 16. Starring Gal Gadot as … Read more

Netflix shares trailer for Chadwick Boseman’s last film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

October 20, 2020 by Mariam Ayodeji

Chadwick Boseman stars as an ambitious trumpeter in the trailer for his last film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Boseman, who died in August aged 43 following a four-year battle with colon cancer, stars in the drama alongside Oscar-winner Viola Davis. He worked on the movie while receiving treatment for cancer. Netflix has shared the trailer … Read more

Jurassic World 3 release date is delayed an entire year

October 7, 2020 by Mariam Ayodeji

The follow-up to 2018’s Jurassic World: the Fallen Kingdom, and the sixth film in the Jurassic Park franchise, was originally planned to hit cinemas on June 11, 2021, but studio Universal Pictures has now pushed back the release date to June 10, 2022. Filming began on the movie in February 2020 before production was shut … Read more

American Film Institute sets 2021 awards date

October 5, 2020 by Mariam Ayodeji

The American Film Institute (AFI) has set the AFI Awards 2020 honoring film and TV for February 26, 2021. They make selections through a jury process whereby AFI trustees, scholars, artists, and critics determine what they deem to be the year’s most outstanding achievements. “AFI Awards celebrates the best in the art of the moving … Read more