Tade Ogidan returns with ‘Gold Statue’

OGD Pictures, in partnership with Solution Media and Infotech Limited, have teamed up to produce a world class movie titled Gold Statue. This is coming seven years after Tade Ogidan’s last feature film, Family on Fire.

Gold Statue, according to Ogidan, will be filmed in four various locations; Lagos, Ilesha, Dubai and London. The plan is also to premiere it in key film festivals across the globe, as well as private premieres in Nigeria.

Speaking on the project, Ogidan described it as an adventure comedy that i have been piecing together for a while. And every time one got close to getting it done, i was held back. We need to build things well. i started to piece the team together

In other to achieve perfection, we have brought together a couple of co-producers on this project including Alibaba, Simi Opeoluwa, Sola Sobowale and others.

It’s a full house of producers with a lot of experience. That gives me room to be able to concentrate as the Director. Of course it's a very technical story. Expect a bit of prison stuff in it and you will be amazed at the research that has gone in to this. It’s a partnership that we believe will be an awesome outing and that's really what is important,” he said.

Also speaking, one of the lead casts, Gabriel Afolayan, who plays Wale in the movie says that the movie is one to watch out for.

“It is from Tade Ogidan so you should know that you can’t have it any less. I was in New York when I got the call to come and be a part of it. I didn’t even argue with him. It is a movie about cross values, the old values versus the new,” Afolayan said.

The movie is a comedy adventure drama that follows the adventure of two young men, Wale (Gabriel Afolayan) and Chike (Kunle Rhemmy) in search of a gold statue. It centres on the length these two men can go to acquire the statue believed to have been a deity.

Artistes featured in the movie include Richard Mofe Damijo, Alibaba, Sola Sobowale, Gabriel Afolayan, Kunle Rhemmy, Rycardo Agbor, Norbert Young, Kelvin Ikeduba, Olakunle Fawole, Segun Arinze, Tina Mba, Bisola Aiyeola, Yvonne Jegede, Etinosa Idemudia, Judith Audu, Greg Ojefua, Neale Atkinson, Kingsley Aroole, and other notable actors. 

Speaking on the project, comedian and actor, Alibaba Akpobome said that the storyline and the interpretations will open viewers’ eyes to a different kind of understanding of the prison system and how people get there.

“We are targeting December for the release. We are going to plan prison tours and it means that after we're done with all of that, we will tell you when the film will come out. However, we will not be rushing out into cinemas,” he stated.