'Genevieve Nnaji & Omotola Jalade Are Currently Jobless' - Obi Emelonye

Forget the Genevieve – Etisalat deal
and the new property Omotola just
acquired on Bank Anthony road in Ikeja,
the two actresses are definitely not
smiling as very few acting opportunities
have come their way.
According to Obi Emelonye, producer
and director of Mirror Boy and Last
Flight to Abuja this development is not
due to the fault of the actresses rather,
they have become victims of their own
success.
In an exclusive chat
with TheNollywoodReporter.com,
Emelonye said:
“Genevieve and Omotola are the two
biggest actresses we have in Nollywood,
they cannot afford to charge less than
their status and that is where the
problem comes in. Their charges are
probably above what the industry can
afford. Their charges are like half of the
entire production budget so which
producer can afford that?”
Continuing, he said:
“What they can do now as it is with
other big stars all over the world, is that
they should begin to fund their own
productions and act in them, they can
act whatever role will enhance their
brand, they need to start a production
company now, and push themselves
because they need to remain relevant
and must not be seen as jobless. If
corporate bodies perceive them as
jobless they won’t want to do business
with them, they might even price them
cheap.”
It will be recalled that the two acts
have not been frequent in movies and
the last one Genevieve did, Dr. Bello
was a flop at the box office. She was
also sparingly used in Half of a Yellow
Sun. Omotola has not done any major
film in recent times. Her last major
movie was Last Flight to Abuja about
two years ago. She was however named
one of the most influential people in
the world by Time Magazine, a mention
that made her the most talked about
celebrity from Nollywood.
Source - TheNollywoodReporter.com