Nollywood actor and soon-to-be filmmaker Lateef Adedimeji is reflecting on his career journey ahead of the premiere of his new movie on Netflix.
Taking to his Instagram page to share the movie trailer, he stated that he could go on and on to tell them what he went through to make the movie happen, but he would leave that for another day as he is focused on counting his blessings. Reflecting on his journey, Lateef noted how he went from being the boy backstage to leading a galaxy of stars in bringing them this masterpiece.
Giving fans a glimpse of what to expect, he made them know that if they understand the consequences of condescending captivity, they will appreciate the power of freedom as the movie will show them what their heroes went through to give them the liberty they enjoy today.
“With excitement and joy, I present to you the official trailer of our blockbuster movie, LISABI – The Uprising.
A Netflix original @naijaonnetflix @netflixfilm
I can go on and on to tell you what we went through to make this happen, but today is about counting my blessings; I went from being the boy backstage to leading a galaxy of stars in bringing you this masterpiece.
If you understand the consequences of condescending captivity, you’ll appreciate the power of freedom, this movie will show you what our heroes went through to gift us the liberty we enjoy today.
Lisabi – The Uprising hits Netflix on the 27th of September, this one is for you and every child of our land. You will love it!”.
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.
This isn’t the first time Lateef has opened up on his poor pay during his early days. Recall that while counting down to his birthday last year, Adedimeji revealed that he was once paid N5000 for a lead role. He recounted how he was just a helpless young boy who did his things and made people laugh unintentionally, which led to open doors for him.
Lateef has undoubtedly come so far in his career, and now, the actor is getting recognition for his talent. He was recently nominated for AMVCA 10th edition Best Actor in a Lead Role; unfortunately, he lost to Wole Ojo.
Prior to that, he had received an award for his role in Femi Adebayo’s movie Jagun Jagun. He expressed how honoured he was to be on stage alongside the gods of Nollywood as he vowed never to forget the moment.
