There's a movie in the works to honour one of Nigeria's greatest soccer stars, former captain of the Super Eagles, Austin Jay Jay Okocha. The movie is titled Feet of Destiny and Nollywood actor Emeka Ike has been penciled down to play Jay Jay.
The movie which centres on the life of Okocha and his exploits in the field of play will also feature Hollywood Jimmy Jean Luis, Hakeem Kae Kazim, Kira Obyron and many others.
Fantastic stuff!
But Emeka Ike as Jay Jay? hmmm....I'd rather have someone else play him. I think they need someone younger to portray a footballer. A 40-something year old will look crazy running around on a football field. Just saying.
Who would you rather have play Okocha?
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i think someone younger should play him...maybe that majid guy.
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Emeka Ike cannot play Okocha now ah ah. who thot of that? i can't think of any actor at the mo. they should go and look for someone way younger and talented to play the part. he doesnt have to be a known face
Ali Nuhu, the guy from Sitanda. It will be big shoes to fit into, but he will be superb
They should have given it to JIM YKE, they not only look alike, he's very fit, young and possess the physical 'qualities' of a footballer. But i guess our suggestions are too late, since the shooting has already commenced...
I think Even Jim Iyke would have been better...
Emeka Ike is not really a good actor jor..why would they give him this role to act as okocha?? smh
that guy that won Next movie star sometime ago... He kinda looks like Okocha IMO...
Emeka Ike!! HtdN!!
What about that Okocha guy that acts in Nigerian movies. He appeared in Bumper to Bumper as Genevieve's characters brother and the IBAN girl; Ifeoma's characters brother as well. He can play Austin Okocha in the movie.
Na wah O, First Kanu's lifestory on film and now JayJay, is this the new way for old eagles. anyway sha let us see how it turns out.
Emeka Ike? Wth?!!
abeg which kain emeka ike? that's the problem with naija movies....wrong casting. just ike they'l give nse etim to play a twenty something yr old when she is cearly in her late 40's. i know they do it in hollywood but the actors usually have make up done so they look younger. abeg they shud find someone else. they shud give jim iyke.
emeka ike?whhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy????!!!!!nnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
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i think emeka ike is far too hold to play the role of okocha the great, we have better and younger actors around they might be up and coming o, but at times films like that should be used to showcase new and talented upcoming act.
Emeka ke? that guy can't act even if his life depended on it. He's so expressionless in his movies that it's almost pure torture. My choice for Okocha's role would be this Gabriel Afolayan guy who starred in Super Story's series "For my Love"or something like that. The series was about a woman who ends up marrying her best friends'son. It was simply explosive and he gave a superlative performance playing the part of the son.
its really gonna be pointless if they picked Jim iyke cos that dude can't play football. Nollywood is jus full of crap, if they cant go and hunt for a talented kid out there sumwhere they should forget it and not ruin this Guy's legacy wit their lazy a$$..wat the hell is Emeka ike, a person or an object?? Since they can't find a Nigerian, they should go to the US or UK and look for talents there, since that all they like....Foreign players.
sorry about my last statement. i mean nse ikpe etim is in her late 30's...not 40's oh. and yes nollywood shud start auditioning ppl. there r so many talented and beautiful ppl out there. not these fake accent bad actors/actresses that we have now i.e tonto dike and co.(except a few).
emeka ike????????????????
Nigerians... if i was okocha, i'd wait for a better film maker who has managed to get his fiction right before he comes and mess with my biography because if i see some mediocre shit...i would eh? i no go talk.
emeka ike in my opinion is the worst actor in nollywood to get recognized. that dude is like a fried lobster while acting. no emotions...just a fried ass LOBSTERS
so sad i had this dream all the while only for someone else to do it. and worse of all i lost my dream role. i think i would have fit in that role. my friends confirm that.
bullshit what has okocha done for the country or young children in nigeria to deserve his honor other than playing ball and earning big money in his pocket and coming back to nigeria to buy big house in lekki and oppressing the less priviledge people.how many charity work has he being involved in or how many times has he gone to the motherless babies homes to help them with his money...that stingy igbo man.i heard how he disgrace his friend etim becos of a common mobile phone at his house.he should go and learn from kanu.
don't mind him. na so so to dey throw parties, dey no who date im wife and who no date im wife. dey throw comments on how dem no perform well for south africa world cup. may im go see wetin angelina jolie dey do wit UN for africa. But Okocha be Nigerian, mba, na to dey oppress dem wey wan to be oppressed. na today. Money get wings like eagles, may im just know that. Ok, okocha people and friends, i dey wait una as una go say my rant na bad bele. na una style now. :)
I dey serious o for my rant.
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