According to Nigerian hip-hop musician Zlatan Ibile, it took him months to get used to his part in “Gangs Of Lagos,” Amazon Prime’s first African original film.
The lively crime drama that debuted on April 7, 2023, featured Zlatan as the legendary criminal Kash.
The Zanku singer said recently in a conversation with media personality Samuel Eni that learning karate took him months.
He also admitted that he briefly gave up music so that he could concentrate on perfecting his character in the film.
I’ve always wanted to act,” he declared. I could see it in my thoughts.
However, I didn’t want it to be a movie of any kind. As a result, when I was informed that Amazon Prime wanted me to be in a film, I said, “Yes, this is the one I really want.”
“Learning those Jackie Chan and Jet Li moves took me months. It was a little bit stressful. I set aside some time. I had to temporarily stop recording music. We spent around two months on it before wrapping up [with the movie’s filming]. In 2021, the movie was filmed.