The Wedding Party 2

2017 Nigerian romantic comedy drama film

Priscilla Nwanah
Temidayo Abudu
Tope Oshin
Naz Onuzo

Starring

Sola Sobowale
Banky Wellington
Adesua Etomi
Enyinna Nwigwe
Patience Ozokwor
Richard Mofe Damijo
Iretiola Doyle
Somkele Iyamah
Alibaba Akporobome
Zainab Balogun
Daniella Down

CinematographyMalcolm McLeanEdited byVictoria AkujobiMusic byDr. Bayo Adepetun

Production
companies

Ebonylife Films
FilmOne
Inkblot Production
Koga Studios

Distributed byFilmOne Distributions

Release date

15 December 2017 (2017-12-15)

CountryNigeriaLanguagesEnglish
Yoruba
IgboBudget₦300 million^[1]Box office₦500,000,000^[1]

The Wedding Party 2: Destination Dubai is a 2017 Nigerian romantic comedy drama film directed by Niyi Akinmolayan.^[2]^[3] It is a sequel to The Wedding Party, which was released in December 2016.^[4] Principal photography for the film, which was shot in Lagos and Dubai, began in May 2017.^[5] It is currently the fourth highest grossing Nigerian film of all time.^[6]

Plot

Dozie's (Banky Wellington) elder brother, Nonso (Enyinna Nwigwe), has continued his romance with Deadre (Daniella Down), Dunni's (Adesua Etomi) bridesmaid. Nonso takes Deadre on a date in Dubai and proposes marriage by accident. After a disastrous traditional engagement ceremony in Lagos, Nonso's family and Deadre's aristocratic British family reluctantly agree to a wedding in Dubai.

Cast

Enyinna Nwigwe as Nonso Onwuka
Daniella Down as Deadre Winston
Adesua Etomi as Dunni Onwuka
Banky Wellington as Dozie Onwuka
Sola Sobowale as Mrs. Tinuade Coker
Alibaba Akporobome as Engineer Bamidele Coker
Richard Mofe Damijo as Chief Felix Onwuka
Iretiola Doyle as Lady Obianuju Onwuka
Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama as Yemisi Disu
Ikechukwu Onunaku as Sola
Zainab Balogun as Wonu
Beverly Naya as Rosie
Afeez Oyetoro as Ayanmale
Chiwetalu Agu as Family Elder
Patience Ozokwor as Nonso's aunt
Chigul as Immigration Officer
Seyi Law as Custom Officer
Kunle Idowu as Harrison
Jumoke George as Iya Michael
Regan Tetlow as the British MC

References

^ ^a ^b "'The Wedding Party 2 -Destination Dubai" costs N300m–Producer". 31 January 2018.
^ "Niyi Akinmolayan is directing The Wedding Party 2". Pulse.ng. 4 May 2017.
^ "The Wedding Party 2". Buzznigeria.com. 6 May 2017.
^ "Anticipate filming for The Wedding Party 2 has stated featuring Sola Sobowale, Adesua Etomi, Omoni Oboli and more". Bellanaija.com. 6 May 2017.
^ "The Wedding Party 2 Dubai". Thenationonlineng.net. 10 May 2017.
^ Animashaun, Damilola (23 January 2018). "'The Wedding Party 2' Is Now The Highest-Grossing Nollywood Film Ever". Konbini Nigeria. Retrieved 1 April 2018.