{"id":91620,"date":"2022-08-07T10:14:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T10:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=91620"},"modified":"2022-08-07T10:14:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T10:14:37","slug":"elesin-oba-the-kings-horseman-my-character-had-no-lines-was-challenging-yet-surreal-omowunmi-dada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/08\/07\/elesin-oba-the-kings-horseman-my-character-had-no-lines-was-challenging-yet-surreal-omowunmi-dada\/","title":{"rendered":"Elesin Oba, The king\u2019s horseman: My character had no lines, was challenging yet surreal \u2013 Omowunmi Dada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">AMVCA\u2019s Best Supporting Actress 2022, Omowunmi Dada has spoken about her time on the set of the highly expected movie, <em>Elesin Oba<\/em>, a Netflix and EbonyLife partnership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a recent interview, the dark-skinned screen goddess said that acting in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/08\/03\/nancy-isime-set-to-make-bollywood-debut-joins-broda-shaggi-sola-sobowale-to-land-movie-role\/\">movie<\/a> gave her an opportunity to experience the best of both worlds, having acted in several of its stage productions nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Describing it as an exciting project, Omowunmi Dada said that it is indeed an honour to portray the Bride in the first-ever screen adaption of the play. She said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe Bride is a symbol of sensuality, excitement and lust, especially for the Horseman who though bound by tradition to leave earth for the land of his ancestors, is distracted by his sensual desires and consequently, brings doom on his people. The film is true to its roots and a must-watch for all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She further described her experience on set as surreal, saying that it was the first time she would be acting alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/19\/odunlade-adekola-zubby-michael-dimeji-lateef-other-nollywood-actors-with-the-highest-social-media-audience\/\">Odunlade Adekola<\/a>. She added:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSeeing so many veterans and acclaimed acts on the same set was surreal for me. It was a very amazing experience. My character didn\u2019t have lines in the film which made it more challenging. I am glad I was able to have the presence to evoke the emotions\u00a0expected of the bride.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2018<em>Elesin Oba<\/em>\u2019 is an adaptation of Nigeria\u2019s Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka\u2019s acclaimed stage play, \u2018<em>Death and the King\u2019s Horseman\u2019<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Directed by \u2018<em>Half of a Yellow Sun<\/em>\u2019 and \u2018<em>Fifty<\/em>\u2019 maestro, Biyi Bandele, the screenplay will be the first ever Yoruba Language film to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Special Presentation category this September, before being mainstreamed as a first in its genre on Netflix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The film is a riveting classic based on factual events in Nigeria\u2019s colonial era when the horseman (Eleshin Oba) of a Yoruba King in the Oyo Kingdom was prevented from committing ritual suicide by the colonial authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Omowunmi stars alongside a league of A-list actors. They include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/08\/06\/fathia-williams-peju-ogunmola-celebrate-with-odunlade-adekola-on-his-fathers-achievement\/\">Odunlade Adekola<\/a>, Shaffy Bello, Jide Kosoko, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/05\/08\/blood-sisters-how-my-role-in-affected-me-mentally-deyemi-okanlawon-reveals-sympathizes-with-abusers\/\">Deyemi Okolanwon<\/a>, Brymo Olawale, Mark Elderkin, Jenny Stead, Langley Kirkwood, and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Omowunmi Dada is also a voice-over artist, presenter, and model best known for her role as Folake in the M-Net television series Jemeji. 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