A Nollywood movie titled Dr Bello is making history as the first Nigerian movie to enter the U.S. film market by debuting the U.S theaters as noted by its producer, Mr Tony Abulu
Abulu on Monday in Abuja said that the movie would be released in the U.S. theaters from Feb 22 -27 to explore the foriegn potentials of the U.S. film industry. Abulu believed this will also create a platform for other Nigerian movies to enter the U.S. film market.
The movie, Dr Bello, will be starring Isaiah Washington, Vivica Fox, Jimmy Jean-Luis and Nigerian superstars Genevieve Nnaji and Stephanie Okereke: “The cure for cancer has been found in the sky mountains of Africa and an American oncologist will risk everything to find it.”
The film will open at AMC theaters in New York, New Jersey Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Jacksonville, Columbus, Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles.