Tony Goldwyn from Scandal TV series who then played as ‘President Fitzgerald Grant’ visited Nairobi on June 3rd with Hollywood writer Jamal Joseph.
The duo are in talks with Kenya film directors over the upcoming film that is believed to be filmed and produced in Kenya.
Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) chief executive Ezekiel Mutua who was also part of the meeting was also excited by the move to promote filming in Kenya.
The movie is based on a true love story of a Kenyan man and a white woman.
Shofco Kennedy Odede and his wife Jessica Posner story which will be filmed into a movie is documented in their book ‘Find Me Unafraid’.
Goldwyn, lead actor in the TV series also co-stared with Olivia Pope, real name Kerry Washington.
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#HollywoodStarsAtKFCB @EzekielMutua ; KFCB is delighted to host these two Hollywood stars and to support their decision to make the film on Kennedy and Jessica's love story here in Kenya. pic.twitter.com/WR9dSb1FGw
— Kenya Film Classification Board (@InfoKfcb) July 2, 2018
#HollywoodStarsAtKFCB @EzekielMutua ; Kenya shares deep bilateral ties with the United States and we feel greatly honoured to host Tony and Jamal just days to the visit by former US President Barack Obama pic.twitter.com/b21aQP6FMm
— Kenya Film Classification Board (@InfoKfcb) July 2, 2018