Why I am budgeting $25m to shoot Nigerian movies - John Boyega

'Star Wars’ actor John Boyega is seriously considering the prospect of pumping a huge amount of money into Nigeria movies.

The Nigeria-born British actor has said that he was ready to put his money into the development of the local movie industry in Nigeria dubbed Nollywood.

The actor who has spoken up about how Nollywood movies and Pastor Mike Bamiloye, especially influenced his life while growing up, revealed on the CNBC show that he was developing and planning to shoot a low budget Nigerian movie with about $20-$25million (N9billion).

“We’re developing a few Nigerian stories and choosing one which makes sense budget-wise. We’re probably looking at an indie budget of $20-$25 million dollars”, he revealed.

Boyega, who was speaking withPower Lunch West Africa host, Onyi Sunday, during the promotion of his new movie “Pacific Rim” also revealed how he grew up watching Nollywood movies.

“I’m very interested in original Nigerian stories. I grew up on Nollywood. The first Nollywood film I ever watched was Blood Sisters with Genevieve Nnaji,” he said.

The talented thespian who recently held talks with Marvel bosses about a potential role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe added that the funds he hoped to inject into the project was to give an opportunity to tell our stories in a professional way.

“It’s a chance for me to develop these stories, merge Hollywood with Nollywood, to bring the genuine and most important stories to light but captured in a very important and professional way,” Boyega added.