The anticipation that greeted the latest production of
celebrated comedian, Ayo Makun, aka Ay, reached
heightened crescendo last Sunday when the movie
premiered at Filmhouse IMAX Cinema, Lekki, Lagos
Among guests who graced the premiere were Richard
Mofe Damijo, Dbanj, Genevieve Nnaji, Uti Nwachukwu,
Stephine Linus, 2Face Idibia, Annie Idibia, Nse Ikpe-
Etim, Gideon Okeke, Enyinna Nwigwe, Oge Okoye,
Yvonne Jegede, Faithia Williams, Ebube Nwagbo, Ubi
Franklin, Chinedu Ikedieze, Frederick Leonard, JJC and a
host of others.
A Trip to Jamaica will start showing in cinemas across
Nigerian from Friday, September 30.
Describing the movie as a spinoff of his record breaking
debut feature production, 30 Days in Atlanta, producer of
the flick, AY, said that he is hopeful that A Trip to
Jamaica will surpass his previous effort.
“I create stories,” an excited AY said.
“There are some parts that have my personal experience
but it just something I come up with knowing full well
that I want to shoot in Jamaica. I just thought of a need
to do something that will blend with that culture and
will reflect Nigeria as well. Akpos is very adventurous.
He is not limited to his zone. That is why he operates
from his zone to another zone and reflects how a Warri
boy will be seen in that region. So from 30 Days in
Atlanta, we decided to also make A Trip to Jamaica.
Don’t be surprised if Akpos ends up in Paris.”
To spice up the event, the lead characters, AY and
Funke Akindele who played Bola, made a grand entrance
to the black carpet in a Lamborghini.
A Trip to Jamaica follows the adventures of Akpos who
hails from Warri, Delta State and his love interest, Bola,
who is just as equally unconventional in her ways. They
both visit Atlanta on what they call a pre-wedding
honeymoon but somehow end up in Jamaica.
Being the regular stand-up guy that he is, Akpos
unknowingly gets caught in a ‘situation’ with the cartel,
a situation which he needs to get out of fast or face dire
consequences.
Shot in Nigeria, America and Jamaica, the movie stars
Hollywood acts Eric Roberts and Dan Davies, Jamaican
acts Paul Campbell and Rebecca Silvera, Ghanaian actor
Chris Attoh and Nigerian acts such as Nse Ikpe Etim,
Patoranking, Cynthia Morgan and Ras Kimono.
Prior to the premiere, celebrities had gathered on
Saturday as ex Nigerian internationals played ex
Jamaican internationals in a charity match which saw
the Nigerians beating the Jamaicans 3-1 .
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