TVBurna Boy to Executive Produce “3 Cold Dishes” Starring Osas Ighodaro, Wale Ojo & Femi Jacobs
Afrobeats star Burna Boy is making a surprising move into filmmaking. Black Mic Mac, a content company specialising in film and TV content by African and Middle Eastern talent and producers, announced Burna Boy will executive produce their upcoming thriller, “3 Cold Dishes.”
Directed by Asurf Oluseyi and written by Tomi Adesina, “3 Cold Dishes” is a story set across Nigeria, Rep. of Benin, and Côte d’Ivoire. The film follows three teenagers, victims of sex trafficking, who reunite thirteen years later to plot their revenge. Spoken in French, Yoruba, and English, “3 Cold Dishes” is a co-production between Black Mic Mac, Ifind, Alma Prods., Asurf Films and Martian Network. Burna Boy will executive produce through Spaceship Films, the company he co-founded with his mother, Bose Ogulu.
In a press statement on Variety, Asurf describes “3 Cold Dishes” as a testament to the character’s strength and a groundbreaking pan-African film. He emphasises the dedication required, stating it “took blood and sweat to get it to this stage.”
The cast includes top Nollywood actors like Osas Ighodaro, Wale Ojo, Femi Jacobs, Ruby Akubueze, Brutus Richards, and Greg Ojefua, alongside some Ivorian and Senegalese actors. The star-studded soundtrack may include Angelique Kidjo, Burna Boy, Asa, Tems, Brymo, JohnnyDrille, and Ayra Starr.
