Kemi Adetiba confirms Qed.ng report, announces new movie

Eight months after an exclusive report by Qed.ng, Nigerian filmmaker, Kemi Adetiba, has officially announced that she is working on a new movie.

She made the announcement on Monday to coincide with her 38th birthday.

This online newspaper had reported in May 2017 that the former Soundcity presenter was working on a project tentatively titled The King is Coming.

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It followed revelation that she would not be directing the sequel to her feature film debut, The Wedding Party, which opened the City to City spotlight on Lagos at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September 2016.

Posting on Instagram on Monday, Kemi wrote: “So the worst kept secret is that I have a new film coming out this year called ‘King of Boys’. YES… It’s time.”

The announcement comes with an offer to gives some of her followers cameo appearance in the movie.

First birthday GIVEAWAY: So the worst kept secret is that I have a new film coming out this year called “King of Boys”. YES… It’s time. You will be hearing about this a lot more in the coming weeks but I wanted to kick start proceedings by opening this exclusive chance to the amazing people that follow and support me everyday. I would not be in this position of making a second film if it wasn’t for the love and support of you guys, and it would be an honor to give a couple of you a chance to cameo in my second film. Note: You DON’T need any acting experience to feature in the @kingofboysmovie however there are a couple of requirements needed. PLEASE pay attention to them: 1) Make sure you’re following me @kemiadetiba and the film’s official handle @kingofboysmovie. 2) Send a 50 second video of you re-enacting your favorite scene in any movie. 3) Make it as creative and fun as possible and don’t forget to hashtag #TheKingIsComing and tag both @kemiadetiba and @kingofboysmovie *VERY important* 4) Be available to shoot for ONE day in late January/early February. What you get: 1) Bragging rights for appearing with some of your favorite movie and music stars in the “King of Boys” movie. 2) A “King of Boys” official merchandise T-shirt. 3) An elusive invite to the KING OF BOYS Lagos premiere. We shall choose both a male and female winner for this opportunity, and I can’t WAIT to hang out with you and introduce you to everyone on set. LET’S GOOOOOOO 2018. Remember to make your entries as FUN and CREATIVE as possible. Extra cool points go to the most creative 😜 *More giveaways coming cos It’s my birthday Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay 💃 💃. #KingOfBoysTheMovie #TheKingIsComing

A post shared by Kemi Adetiba (@kemiadetiba) on Jan 8, 2018 at 5:32am PST

Before The Wedding Party, Kemi had made a name as a music video and TV director.

The daughter of advertising and broadcasting legend, Dele Adetiba, she studied law at the University of Lagos and filmmaking at the New York Film Academy (NYFA).