Genevieve Nnaji Removed From ‘Avengers’ Cast

Genevieve Nnaji 

Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji, who replaced Funke Akindele on cast list of upcoming superhero movie ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, has been removed.

Nigeria’s DAILY POST reported that Akindele’s name was earlier published on popular movie review website, IMDB, where it revealed she will act alongside international movie stars like Robert Downey Jr and Chris Hemsworth, in Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Infinity Wars’.

According to IMDB, Akindele was to play a member of the Dora Milaje, a team of women who serve as personal bodyguards of the Black Panther, the spiritual leader of Wakanda.

However, a check on the official website on Monday showed that Funke’s name has been deleted from the cast list and replaced with Genevieve Nnaji who will be playing same role, Dora Milaje.

However, at the early hours of Tuesday, the website removed Genevieve too as a cast in the movie.

As of Wednesday, both actresses have not spoken about the development.