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.

Couple Love - Thandie Newton Pregnant - Expecting Baby #3 with Husband Ol Parker

Thandie Newton was at the Toronto Film Festival with her husband, Ol Parker to attend the premiere of her upcoming film, Half Of A Yellow Sun. This is amidst reports confirmed by her manager to US Weekly that the actress is expecting her third child. Thandie Newton has been married to her writer-director husband, Ol Parker for 15 years, and they have two daughters. Congrats to them!

See all the pictures from the Half of a Yellow Sun Premiere, here.