Mo Abudu of Ebony Life Films announced the movie adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s acclaimed play ‘Death and The King’s Horseman’ on Instagram . According to Mo, Ebony Life Films has acquired rights to adapt the play into a feature film.
She shared the news on her Instagram saying:
Work and planning continues with EbonyLife Films development of our forthcoming feature film – Death and the King’s Horseman – Yes beautiful people EbonyLife Films has acquired the rights to make this incredible work into a feature film for global distribution. We will continue to change the narrative and tell our stories
Check out the picture she shared from lunch with Professor Wole Soyinka below:
(Instagram/@Moabudu)
About the play:
In Death and The King’s Horseman, a colonial master, Simon Pikings tries to intervene in the customary suicide practice after a king in Old Oyo dies. Based on real events in the Oyo Kingdom, the play sheds light on colonialism and the subtle erasure of our customs and practices.
As at the time of writing this post, details of the cast, director, and release date are unknown. At any rate, we can’t wait to see how this work of art turns out.
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