I Paid Lead Actors N200M To Feature In My New Movie – Shan George

Nollywood legend Shan George has said that she spent N200 million on lead actors for her upcoming movie, “Migration.” She recently revealed that her fans will surely appreciate the project when they watch it.

Flaunting the poster of the film on Instagram, she wrote, “Poor man pikin don get voice o. Migration is coming. Produced by @shangeorgefilms. 10 major A List Actors in this movie costs me 200 Million Naira. Just fee for Lead actors alone. No long talk, wait for it. Click this hashtag to see more production.”

“Migration” was first announced in 2018 with a star-studded cast that includes Ramsey Nouah, Lilian Bach, Segun Arinze, Zack Orji and Regina Daniels.

The movie was shot across Cross River State and Lagos under Shan’s Shandel Productions, and directed by Ozoemena Nwakile.

Even though the official release date for “Migration” is yet to be confirmed, the veteran actress confirmed that it would be released in a matter of days.

Recall that Shan George produced her first movie, “All for Winnie,” while at the university.

Her breakthrough came with the 2001 film “Outkast,” establishing her as a leading lady in Nollywood.

The accomplished moviestar also founded the Divine Shield Film Academy in Calabar.

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.