15th January, 2013
Hundreds of existing and aspiring actors were auditioned by Segun Arinze last Friday in an exercise aimed at picking the cast of a new television series which will be directed by the actor.
Arinze said those that were invited for the audition were between the ages of 10 and 50, with a good command of English language. His new protégé, Kunle Babatunde, who was discovered during a stage performance at Babs Fafunwa Millennium Secondary School, Ojodu-Ikeja, participated in the exercise.
“This production I’m working on is quite unique and it will set a new standard in this industry. We no longer have kid actors in Nigeria, and this is part of the problems we will solve. It is high time viewers got more value for their money. From the crew to the cast and storyline, we will definitely raise the bar,” said Arinze.
Nollywood Reel gathered that lucky actors from the audition are expected to be on location in few weeks.