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“Yoruba movies are becoming more exciting than usual” – Excitement as Lateef Adedimeji teases Lisabi sequel
There is excitement in the air as Nollywood actor and filmmaker Lateef Adedimeji teases Lisabi’s sequel.
The actor, who delved into the world of filmmaking with his award-winning movie, Lisabi, has announced via his Instagram page that part 2 is set to premiere. Making the news known via his Instagram page, he stated that the wait was over as he promised to share the official trailer of the movie.
Expressing excitement over the project, he added that people are about to witness great greatness.
"The wait is over; the official trailer of LISABI 2 – A LEGEND IS BORN drops tomorrow, and we’re excited because you’re about to witness greatness.
Look at this image, who do you think is behind the mask? There might be a little gift for anyone who guesses correctly.
Lisabi – A legend is born is finally here”.
Many flooded his comment section expressing excitement at the news.
One Tunde Olaiya Direct wrote, “We can’t wait.
One Reviews Withgina wrote, “Yay we can’t wait.
One Rentadress Nostress wrote, “You outdid yourself and Lisabi us a masterpiece production. Well done
One Aweni Elewi wrote, “We can’t wait
One Eeshoohdee_ wrote, “Una just dey give us joy this period
One Prettyrae_xx wrote, “Yoruba movies are becoming more exciting than usual. I love it
One Official Easy Filani wrote, “Another banger
One Samuterri wrote, “We are ready so much ready".
When Lateef premiered Lisabi 1, he and his beautiful Mo Bimpe, paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun. Praising the Governor for recognizing exceptional talents in Ogun State, Lateef expressed how humbled he was to have been received by the governor. He stated that it felt great to be home and expressed how thrilled he was to see his movie receiving such strong acceptance and support from the State Government.
In other news, last month, Lateef had reflected on the past as he celebrated his growth. Sharing a throwback photo of himself, he stated that his journey over the years was the spirit of not giving up. Lateef stated that if anyone had told him then that he would be what he is today, he would likely throw stones at them.
Back in September, he shared his movie trailer as he reflected on how he went from being the boy backstage to leading a galaxy of stars in bringing them this masterpiece.
In May of this year, Lateef Adedimeji, in an interview, reflected on his early career days when he was collecting N4,000 for a lead role and shared the important advice his father gave him.
Also, while counting down to his birthday last year, Adedimeji revealed that he was once paid N5000 for a lead role. He stated that he was just a helpless young boy who did his things and made people laugh unintentionally, which led to open doors for him.
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