Tag: Ikorodu Bois

  • Sanwo-Olu hosts Ikorodu Bois, says ‘We are proud of you’

    Sanwo-Olu hosts Ikorodu Bois, says ‘We are proud of you’

    The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has taken to his verified Twitter account to share pictures of when he hosted the talented Ikorodu Bois in his office. The comedy group paid the governor a courtesy visit.

    In his post, the Governor mentioned that the young boys’ creativity put them and Ikorodu on the world map.

    The Governor tweeted, “Today, I welcomed generational film-making talent @IkoroduB, whose creativity has put them and Ikorodu on the global map of international platforms like Netflix, earned them a nomination at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and put their faces on billboards in Times Square, NY.

    “As a state, we are proud of them and I thank them for visiting me today. We are committed to developing creative talent in Lagos as we continue to serve as the premiere destination for musical, art and creative talent generation in Africa.”

    The comic group consists of Muiz Sanni (15), Malik Sanni (10) and Fawas (13). They are known for remaking, mimicking and recreating multi-million dollar music videos, movie scenes and movie trailers using ordinary household items.

    They seem to be on a roll this year as a few days ago, popular American Talk Show host, Steve Harvey, took to his verified Twitter account with about 4.2 million followers to hail the Nigerian internet sensation

    The iconic American entertainer gave the lads a thumb up by posting on his Twitter a video of one of the youngsters standing in front of a television set as he mimicked one of his messages, which was delivered on his programme, Motivation.

    Hollywood director, Zack Snyder, had a virtual video where he made it known that he loves the Ikorodu Bois’ remake of his movie trailer, Army of the Dead.

    Last year, the Ikorodu Bois drew the attention of the producers of the movie, Russo Brothers, following the remake of the movie trailer, Extraction.

    After watching their remake, in a tweet, the Russo Brothers expressed excitement at the remake and invited the trio to the world premiere of their Netflix action film sequel.

    Also, Netflix — a US media service and streaming giant — enlisted Ikorodu Bois for its campaign to mark this year’s edition of the Oscars.

    Moreso, the skit makers were nominated for the Favourite African Social Media Star’ category at the 2021 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards. However, they lost out to Nigerian comedienne, Emmanuella.

  • Ikorudu Bois bags Nomination for Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award

    Ikorudu Bois bags Nomination for Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award

    Nigerian social media stars, Ikorodu Bois have been nominated for the Favourite African Social Media Star category at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. The Ikorodu Bois is a Nigerian online comedy group that recreates and mimics multi-million dollar music videos, Hollywood movie trailers and epic pictures.

    Last year, Ikorodu Bois drew the attention of the producers of the Hollywood movie, Extraction 2, the Russo Brothers, following the remake of the movie trailer which features Chris Hemsworth.

    In a tweet by the Russo Brothers, they expressed excitement at the remake and invited the Ikorodu Bois to the world premiere of their Netflix action film sequel.

    Reacting to their nomination, the trio took to their verified Instagram account to share the good news with their followers, they said, “Yass!!! We have been nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award.”

    Furthermore, as the Ikorodu Bois gained the attention of the creative world including CNN and Netflix, Nigerian born international filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan decided to have the creatives under his wings as they fly to the zenith of their careers last year.

    Afolayan expressed his decision to reward the Ikorodu Bois hard work, passion, and undaunted creativity, by nurturing and encouraging them. To this end, Afolayan awarded the Ikorodu Bois a full scholarship into KAP Film & Television Academy as well as an exclusive mentorship program with Kunle Afolayan.

  • Ikorodu Bois receive gift of movie making equipment from Netflix

    Ikorodu Bois receive gift of movie making equipment from Netflix

    Netflix has gifted Nigerian internet sensation, popularly known as Ikorodu Bois a movie-making equipment to create more thrilling videos with.

    Some weeks back, Ikorodu Bois had recreated the trailer for Nteflix’s movie Extraction and this had excited reactions from Chris Hemsworth and Netflix.

    Ikorodu Bois took to the microblogging platform to react to their presents from Netflix in the video below.

    The wrote;

    ”ikorodu bois @IkoroduB. Guyssss!! @NetflixFilm sent us this presents omg! thank you guys @NetflixFilm”

    Recall, the internet sensational recently earned an invite to the world premiere of Netflix action thriller, Extraction 2 after making a remake of the first trailer.

    The Ikorudu Bois created and shared their remake of the trailer of the first film on their Twitter page.