{"id":210026,"date":"2025-03-08T11:55:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T11:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=210026"},"modified":"2025-03-08T11:55:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T11:55:48","slug":"i-would-have-shot-queen-lateefah-4-years-ago-wumi-toriola-on-filmmaking-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/03\/08\/i-would-have-shot-queen-lateefah-4-years-ago-wumi-toriola-on-filmmaking-struggle\/","title":{"rendered":"I would have shot Queen Lateefah 4 years ago \u2013 Wumi Toriola on filmmaking struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Wumi Toriola has opened up on the issues she had to deal with before the success of her film, \u2018Queen Lateefah.\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The film was one of the highest-grossing Nigerian films of 2024 and Toriola\u2019s debut into cinema. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">In a recent interview, Toriola revealed that the journey to making \u2018Queen Lateefah\u2019 was not void of setbacks.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Famous Nigerian actress cum filmmaker, Wumi Toriola has shared the stumbling blocks she encountered prior the success of her film, \u2018Queen Lateefah.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Queen Lateefah is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/12\/19\/wumi-toriolas-queen-lateefah-ends-cinema-run-with-7-box-office-records-grosses-%e2%82%a6365-4m\/\">Wumi Toriola\u2019s debut cinematic film and it went on to become one of the highest-grossing Nigerian films of 2024, earning N365.4 million<\/a> and 7 records at the box office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Speaking in an interview with The Nation, the actress and mother of one revealed that the journey to making \u2018Queen Lateefah\u2019 was not void of challenges, as she encountered quite her share of disappointments and delays before finally bringing the project to life. She shared:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI would have shot \u2018Queen Lateefah\u2019 four years ago, but it didn\u2019t happen. I had hitchhiked with my story, and I wasn\u2019t completely satisfied, so I kept rewriting it. I faced disappointments, but what I\u2019ve learned is that whenever you come out, just come out well. The place of preparation was helpful for me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_200186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-200186\" style=\"width: 1242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/IMG_7914.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-200186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/IMG_7914.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/IMG_7914.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/IMG_7914-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/IMG_7914-1024x1022.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/IMG_7914-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/IMG_7914-768x767.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/IMG_7914-75x75.jpeg 75w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/IMG_7914-350x350.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-200186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wumi Toriola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite the obstacles, the actress is now celebrating the film\u2019s overwhelming success, acknowledging that the long wait and meticulous preparation ultimately paid off.<br \/>\nLooking ahead to 2025, the Filmmaker hinted at bigger projects and major collaborations. She disclosed:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe are expecting something huge\u2014more collaborations, but in a big way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With \u2018Queen Lateefah\u2019 setting a high bar, Wumi Toriola also expressed the pressure of surpassing her record.\u00a0She said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt makes me feel great and at the same time gives me a lot of responsibility, because one will want to get better. Beating that record is a lot of responsibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wumi Toriola has opened up on the issues she had to deal with before the success of her film, \u2018Queen Lateefah.\u2019 The film was one of the highest-grossing Nigerian films of 2024 and Toriola\u2019s debut into cinema. 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