Popular Nigerian comedian and actor, Bovi will star in Play Network Studio’s anticipated remake of 1994 supernatural horror, ‘Nneka The Pretty Serpent’.
Bovi, who plays the character, Inspector Daniel, will star alongside reality star, Beverly Osu and Ndidi Obi (who played the lead character in the classic film).
An excited Bovi took to Instagram November 29, 2020, to share the exciting news with fans.
“There’s a new Sheriff In town !
Bovi Ugboma is DANIEL in ‘Nneka The Pretty Serpent’. Let’s play a guessing game, Good Cop or Bad Cop?
Nneka The Pretty Serpent will be showing In Cinemas Nationwide from 18th December, 2020,” he wrote.
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Detailing his role, Bovi says fans should not expect his character to have any comic attributes. He also described the character as a ‘serious cop’ while revealing that he begged the film producers’ for the role.
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‘Nneka The Pretty Serpent’ is directed by Tosin Igho and written by Baruch Apata, the remake will reportedly take a millennial approach to the classic film originally directed by Zeb Ejiro.