Kunle Afolayan Says New Movie, Anikulapo Bigger Than Game Of Thrones

Foremost Nigerian movie producer, Kunle Afolayan has opined that his latest release, Anikulapo is bigger than the legendary international television series, Game of Thrones.

He also disclosed that he is prepared to transform the blockbuster movie into a television series.

According to the Director, Anikulapo was initially conceived to be a series, but was later chopped into a movie following the instruction by Netflix, who also promised to pursue a series if the movie became a success.

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Afolayan added that he was convinced the movie would achieve a bigger acclaim than the HBO classic, Game of Thrones.

He made this known in an interview with Guardian UK published on Friday, October 28, 2022, where he also revealed that he has been working on Anikulapo for six years.

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He had this to say;

“I’ve been working on Aníkúlápó for six years. Originally, I wanted to make a series, but I shopped it and kept telling people that this movie would be bigger than Game of Thrones.

“Eventually, Netflix told me to make a movie first since I believed in the project that much, and if it became a success, we’d develop a series.”

Equally important, Afolayan recently announced that a spin-off series from the Netflix film will begin pre-production soon.

The filmmaker also expressed surprise over the level of success the movie has achieved, adding that Netflix is now putting pressure on him to start making the series.