Filmmakers cast actors based on social media followers – Uzor Arukwe claims

Nollywood actor, Uzor Arukwe, has said that filmmakers in Nigerian Nollywood usually casts actors based on their social media strength.

He revealed that it was a huge issue for him during his days as a struggling thespian.

“I remember all so clearly when I started. It was a big problem for me,” the 40-year-old actor told Pulse in a recent interview.

“There was a time in this industry when it was mostly about Instagram and Twitter followers, and stuff like that. I didn’t understand it but knew it was something I had to be at peace with, because a production house wants to hire you and they’re looking at your numbers. ‘But can he act?’ That is the question I always ask. But there are some people who are blessed who are fantastic actors who have numbers and they’ve been doing well.”