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Chinua Achebe forces 50 Cent to change title of movie

Written by Wanjiru Ndung'u | September 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment

African legendary author Chinua Achebe has forced the American rapper 50cent, to change his upcoming movie’s name. The rapper intended to use the title of “Things Fall Apart” for his upcoming movie, a title of Chinua Achebe’s most acclaimed novel and most read in Africa which has sold over 8 million copies worldwide.

Chinua Achebe (AP Photo/Axel Seidemann)

Chinua Achebe (AP Photo/Axel Seidemann)

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‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ to Be Made Into A Film

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Chimamanda Adichie’s novel, Half of a Yellow Sun is soon to be introduced to audiences on the big screen.  Speaking at a recent book signing in Australia, Chimamanda noted that she would not be involved in any aspect of the movie production.  She did note that she expects that the storyline will remain true to the book as the production team that produced ‘The Last King of Scotland’ will be producing this film.

Chimamanda Adichie

Chimamanda Adichie

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