A wheelbarrow, a bucket and miniature cars… The Ikorodu Bois (the boys of Ikorodu), three Nigerian actor-directors aged 10 to 15, have become real little stars on social networks by parodying trailers of movies and music videos with simple everyday accessories. Malik, 10, and Muiz, 15, have been playing comedy with their cousin Fawas for three years, and their older brother Babatunde Sanni, 23, edit the videos.
Their latest achievement, a remake of the trailer for the movie Tyler Rake , reached nearly 9 million views on Twitter this week. With the means at hand, these young budding artists have thus recreated the main scenes in the trailer for this blockbuster directed by Sam Hargrave. "We love this movie so much and we hope Chris Hemsworth and Netflix will see this remake," they wrote in a message accompanying their video.
The Russo brothers, film producers and directors Avengers: Endgame were amazed by the talent of these young people. " It's incredible ! We would like to invite you for the preview of Tyler Rake 2 . Send us a message and we'll send it to you! They wrote on Twitter.
This is awesome! We would love to have you guys at the #Extraction 2 premiere ... DM us and we'll get you there! https://t.co/6eufmJMgT7
- Russo Brothers (@Russo_Brothers) June 24, 2020"Here is the next generation of filmmakers in Nigeria"
It is not the first time that these young cinema enthusiasts have been talked about. In early April, American actor Will Smith also shared on his Instagram account the Nigerian trailer for the movie Bad boys Life where he stars. The parodied version had been seen more than 7 million times, only on Will Smith's Instagram account.
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This is GENIUS @ikorodu_bois !!
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Their remake of the trailer for Casa de Papelhad also toured social networks. A staging approved by the two main actors of the series, Alvaro Morte, "the Professor", and Ursula Corbero alias "Tokyo". "Here is the next generation of filmmakers in Nigeria," wrote the actress on her Twitter account.
Introducing Nigeria's next filmmakers generation ❤️ @IkoroduB
He aquí la próxima generación de cineastas en Nigeria ❤️ @IkoroduB pic.twitter.com/bKxlvjSG8u
These young actors from Ikorodu, a city in the state of Lagos in Nigeria, regularly post their videos on YouTube and Instagram, where they are followed by more than 500,000 people. "We now know we are being watched around the world and we want to show that we have potential," said the young filmmakers.
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