Funke Akindele: Nigerians react to actress' Hollywood debut in "Avengers: Infinity War"

Twitter is going crazy about Funke Akindele being cast in Hollywood movie, "Avengers: Infinity War."

Funke Akindele has been listed among the full cast of the "Avengers: Infinity War" on IMDb, and Nigerians are reacting on social media.

The actress, who is most popular for her role as Jenifa in "Jenifa's Diary," has been cast as a member of Dora Milaje, Wakanda’s all-female special forces unit from the "Black Panther" comics.

Funke Akindele is yet to confirm or deny this story. Pulse has reached out to Funke Akindele and her publicist for a statement on the trending story.

If this story is indeed correct, the casting would make her the first Nigerian actress to feature in a Marvel film. In the anticipated film, earth's mightiest superheroes assemble to defeat a powerful supervillain, Thanos.

Akindele was listed alongside other cast of the movies, including Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlet Johannson among others.

 

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Other Nollywood actors who have featured in a Hollywood film are Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, Jim Iyke, KC Ejelonu among others.