“Agu, you are going to kill this man.” Listening to Idris Elba say those words sends shivers down the spine. Intense, gripping, and emotionally charged are a few words to describe this trailer that provides us a glimpse into the movie adaption of Uzodinma Iweala’s 2005 novel, Beasts of No Nation, a war thriller about […]
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Film Adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts of No Nation Set for 2015 Release
Yet another African novel makes a bold entrance into Hollywood. Way back in 2013, Deadline announced that Cary Fukunaga, the director of the critically acclaimed HBO show, True Detective, was teaming up with Idris Elba to film Uzodinma Iweala’s war drama titled, Beasts of No Nation. Word has just come through that the project is done […]
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