Charles Okpaleke searches for Ndidi Obi’s replacement as ‘Nneka the pretty serpent’ – Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics

By Gbenga Bada

THE seek for a substitute for Ndidi Obi, who performs the titular position of Nneka in ‘Nneka the beautiful serpent,’ has begun.

The Nation discovered that Charles Okpaleke of Play Community, who purchased the rights of the 1992 Nollywood traditional, has kicked off the seek for the precise match for the position.

An excited Okpaleke had famous, “The time is now! We’d be visiting totally different geopolitical zones nationwide to only to discover a new face that may befit such an iconic position for this Nollywood traditional. Who could be our Nneka?”

In the meantime auditions for the position of Nneka within the remake of the Nollywood traditional, ‘Nneka the beautiful serpent’ will kick off in Nigeria’s Federal Capital, Abuja on Thursday, March 12 until Sunday, March 15. The search occasion strikes to Owerri on March 13 and Lagos on Sunday, March 15.

The unique traditional was produced by Okechukwu Ogunjiofor and directed by Zeb Ejiro in 1992. The movie had Ndidi Obi taking the lead position of Nneka whereas veterans like Eucharia Anunobi, Ngozi Ezeonu, Rita Nzelu, Sam Loco, Kanayo O.Kanayo, James Iroha, Claude Eke, and Nelly Uchendu took up totally different roles within the movie.

Okpaleke had embarked a journey of remaking outdated Nollywood classics after he remade ‘Dwelling in Bondage’ and received a very good response from followers and film buffs in 2019. The Nollywood government producer had additionally acquired the rights to Nollywood classics – ‘Glamour Ladies’ and ‘RattleSnake.’ Okpaleke says the remake of ‘Nneka the beautiful serpent’ has been scheduled for a November/December 2020 launch.