Half of a Yellow Sun Movie Comes To The US Cinemas

Yay! The Half Of A Yellow Sun movie is opening in US theaters on May 16th. It will also screen at the upcoming New York African  Film Festival which opens May 7 - 13. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board has continued to delay the showing of the movie in Nigerian cinemas, with the producers given no date for a planned classification and release.

Half of a Yellow Sun Premieres in London, Arrives Nigeria April 25th

The Half of a Yellow Sun movie was premiered in the UK this past weekend and will hit the cinemas on Friday for general viewing. A lot of the cast and crew including Chimamanda Adichie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, John Boyega and director Biyi Bandele attended the event. The movie berths in Nigeria April 25 and early summer in the US.

Half of a Yellow Sun Movies Premieres April 11 in the UK - See New Trailer

Half Of A Yellow Sun movie is based on the bestselling novel of the same title by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and follows the lives and loves of four people against the backdrop of the 1967-1970 Nigerian-Biafran war. Biyi Bandele adapted the screenplay and directes, and it stars Chiwetel Ejoifor, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Dominic Cooper and John Boyega as Ugwu. The movie has now gotten the greenlight and will open in the U.K. on April 11th. I hope it comes to the US this summer too.

Chimamanda Adichie, Onyeka Onwenu, Don Jazzy, OC Ukeje at the London Premiere of Half Of a Yellow Sun Movie

Half of a Yellow Sun movie was premiered today at the London Film Festival under the Dare category, in-your-face, up-front and arresting films that take you out of your comfort zone. Chimamanda was there to support the movie producer, Yewande Sadiku and the director, Biyi Bandele. Also in attendance were some of the actors, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Onyeka Onwenu, OC Ukeje, John Boyega and more.

All the Actors in Half of a Yellow Sun Movie at the Toronto International Film Festival Premiere

The Half of a Yellow Sun movie premiered yesterday at the Toronto International Film Festival and has been getting some publicity and favorable reviews, [see first photos of Chimamanda, Genevieve and a review here]. The financiers of the movie led by Yewande Sadiku and Muhktar Bakare were also present, as well as director Biyi Bandele and producer Andrea Calderwood. See the entire contingent present at the movie premiere below...

Stills From Half Of A Yellow Sun Movie With Genevieve Nnaji and More Nollywood Actors

I shared my first thoughts after watching the first TIFF trailer of Half of a Yellow Sun movie here, saying, - "Though she's still in the movie, I saw several naija actors - Zack Orji, Onyeka Onwenu, Gloria Young, Tina Mba - but not Genevieve in the preview. Did I miss her?" I actually did, and also Wale Ojo, OC Ukeje, and Hakeem Kae-Kazim who are all also in the movie and the trailer. See more stills below...

The TIFF Trailer of the “Half of a Yellow Sun” Movie

This trailer has just come online, and the buzz is building. Why? Though there was some delay, the film has now been accepted to be shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September. This is where movies primed for Oscars and other major film awards are first presented. HOAYS movie will also be opening the 2013 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Nigeria closer to the end of the year.

Genevieve Nnaji Cut From Half of a Yellow Sun Movie?

Reports coming out of Nollywood indicate that the adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie's award winning book, Half of a Yellow Sun, will be screened at the 2013 FESPACO film festival, opening in Ouagadougou, February 23. That means it may be reaching the cinemas as soon as summer, if not before.

The feature film has a cast that includes Thandie Newton [who remembers the furor?], John Boyega, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dominic Cooper, Anika Noni Rose, and Joseph Mawle. Nigerians involved in the project are Biyi Bandele, directing, Cobhams Asuquo and Keziah Jones, both composing original music for the film, and Genevieve Nnaji with small acting part. Most of that small role may have ended on the editing/cutting room floor.

Like I've learned since I started doing movie reviews, all adapted films have three stages - there's the book, then the script, and finally the director's vision. So anything can happen to change around a story during those stages. If you've read the book, you'll know there's a heartbreaking love story involved, but I'm not sure which part Genevieve is playing.