Rita Asiedu (right) with Majid Michel
Kumawood actress, Rita Asiedu, who has carved a niche for herself in the local movie industry, has declared her intention to work extra hard to meet the challenges ahead in the industry.
According to the actress who sees the sky as the limit, it has always been her dream to become an international movie star to compete with those on the international scene.
Rita Asiedu, who joined the movie industry some years ago, is one of the very few rising figures in the local industry who has been groomed to become a super star in the near future. He has worked with a number both movie and music producers.
The actress, who resembles Kyeiwaa told BEATWAVES in a chat that he has plans of establishing her own movie production outfit to assist the youth who want to be trained as actors and actresses.
The beautiful looking Rita, who is yet to collaborate with some of her colleagues in Nigeria and other West African countries on her yet to shoot movie titled “Dangerous Women” says preparations are far advanced to launch her production outfit.
He explained that negotiations were ongoing to finalise the date for productions to commence.
She lamented about the poor quality of movies in the country, explaining that it was as a result of the lack of good scripts, and added, “We will do everything to stand out from the rest.”
She stressed that it’s about time Ghanaian movies took their rightful place on the international scene.
She revealed that her upcoming movie will be shot in ten different locations in Ghana and some selected African countries.
She also said her yet to be launched movie outfit, apart from producing movies will also manage the professional careers of some of the upcoming actors and actresses.
By George Clifford Owusu