Nollywood actor Francis Odega has expressed concern over what he described as the declining quality of Nigerian films, saying productions from the industry’s earlier years were stronger and more memorable than those being made today. Odega made the remarks during a recent episode of the Where Is the Lie podcast, where he reflected on the evolution of the movie industry. According to him, films from his generation were more carefully crafted, unlike many contemporary productions. The actor attributed the perceived decline to the growing practice of stretching a single script into several instalments, a trend he said weakens storytelling. “Nollywood of then is better than Nollywood now. Yeah, because then we can do a movie, one script can just give you one movie. But now one script can give you seven movies, which is not right. It’s watery. “It’s better you do one movie that is tight, that is a hook but now you can use one movie and make it watery and nothing. Even me, I don’t watch movies.” Odega, who said he has spent over three decades in the industry, also reflected on his role in the early days of Nollywood before it gained global recognition. He recalled that the industry’s professional body was initially known as the Nigerian Actors Guild before it later became the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Related News VIDEO: I took poison after discovering husband’s affair with best friend - Actress Omo Local Why I'm not a single mum — Annie Idibia Faithia Balogun buries mum March 7 “I was among the people who made Nollywood. When we started, Nollywood was just a phenomenon. “Our organisation used to be called the Nigerian Actors Guild before we later changed it to Actors’ Guild of Nigeria. It was after that that Nollywood came. So, I am one of the pioneers. I have been in the movie industry for over 30 years,” he said. Watch the video below: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 — 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 Odega made the remarks during a recent episode of the Where Is the Lie podcast, where he reflected on the evolution of the movie industry. According to him, films from his generation were more carefully crafted, unlike many contemporary productions. The actor attributed the perceived decline to the growing practice of stretching a single script into several instalments, a trend he said weakens storytelling. “Nollywood of then is better than Nollywood now. Yeah, because then we can do a movie, one script can just give you one movie. But now one script can give you seven movies, which is not right. It’s watery. “It’s better you do one movie that is tight, that is a hook but now you can use one movie and make it watery and nothing. Even me, I don’t watch movies.” Odega, who said he has spent over three decades in the industry, also reflected on his role in the early days of Nollywood before it gained global recognition. He recalled that the industry’s professional body was initially known as the Nigerian Actors Guild before it later became the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Related News VIDEO: I took poison after discovering husband’s affair with best friend - Actress Omo Local Why I'm not a single mum — Annie Idibia Faithia Balogun buries mum March 7 “I was among the people who made Nollywood. When we started, Nollywood was just a phenomenon. “Our organisation used to be called the Nigerian Actors Guild before we later changed it to Actors’ Guild of Nigeria. It was after that that Nollywood came. So, I am one of the pioneers. I have been in the movie industry for over 30 years,” he said. Watch the video below: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 — 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 According to him, films from his generation were more carefully crafted, unlike many contemporary productions. The actor attributed the perceived decline to the growing practice of stretching a single script into several instalments, a trend he said weakens storytelling. “Nollywood of then is better than Nollywood now. Yeah, because then we can do a movie, one script can just give you one movie. But now one script can give you seven movies, which is not right. It’s watery. “It’s better you do one movie that is tight, that is a hook but now you can use one movie and make it watery and nothing. Even me, I don’t watch movies.” Odega, who said he has spent over three decades in the industry, also reflected on his role in the early days of Nollywood before it gained global recognition. He recalled that the industry’s professional body was initially known as the Nigerian Actors Guild before it later became the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Related News VIDEO: I took poison after discovering husband’s affair with best friend - Actress Omo Local Why I'm not a single mum — Annie Idibia Faithia Balogun buries mum March 7 “I was among the people who made Nollywood. When we started, Nollywood was just a phenomenon. “Our organisation used to be called the Nigerian Actors Guild before we later changed it to Actors’ Guild of Nigeria. It was after that that Nollywood came. So, I am one of the pioneers. I have been in the movie industry for over 30 years,” he said. Watch the video below: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 — 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 The actor attributed the perceived decline to the growing practice of stretching a single script into several instalments, a trend he said weakens storytelling. “Nollywood of then is better than Nollywood now. Yeah, because then we can do a movie, one script can just give you one movie. But now one script can give you seven movies, which is not right. It’s watery. “It’s better you do one movie that is tight, that is a hook but now you can use one movie and make it watery and nothing. Even me, I don’t watch movies.” Odega, who said he has spent over three decades in the industry, also reflected on his role in the early days of Nollywood before it gained global recognition. He recalled that the industry’s professional body was initially known as the Nigerian Actors Guild before it later became the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Related News VIDEO: I took poison after discovering husband’s affair with best friend - Actress Omo Local Why I'm not a single mum — Annie Idibia Faithia Balogun buries mum March 7 “I was among the people who made Nollywood. When we started, Nollywood was just a phenomenon. “Our organisation used to be called the Nigerian Actors Guild before we later changed it to Actors’ Guild of Nigeria. It was after that that Nollywood came. So, I am one of the pioneers. I have been in the movie industry for over 30 years,” he said. Watch the video below: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 — 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 “Nollywood of then is better than Nollywood now. Yeah, because then we can do a movie, one script can just give you one movie. But now one script can give you seven movies, which is not right. It’s watery. “It’s better you do one movie that is tight, that is a hook but now you can use one movie and make it watery and nothing. Even me, I don’t watch movies.” Odega, who said he has spent over three decades in the industry, also reflected on his role in the early days of Nollywood before it gained global recognition. He recalled that the industry’s professional body was initially known as the Nigerian Actors Guild before it later became the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Related News VIDEO: I took poison after discovering husband’s affair with best friend - Actress Omo Local Why I'm not a single mum — Annie Idibia Faithia Balogun buries mum March 7 “I was among the people who made Nollywood. When we started, Nollywood was just a phenomenon. “Our organisation used to be called the Nigerian Actors Guild before we later changed it to Actors’ Guild of Nigeria. It was after that that Nollywood came. So, I am one of the pioneers. I have been in the movie industry for over 30 years,” he said. Watch the video below: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 — 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 “It’s better you do one movie that is tight, that is a hook but now you can use one movie and make it watery and nothing. Even me, I don’t watch movies.” Odega, who said he has spent over three decades in the industry, also reflected on his role in the early days of Nollywood before it gained global recognition. He recalled that the industry’s professional body was initially known as the Nigerian Actors Guild before it later became the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Related News VIDEO: I took poison after discovering husband’s affair with best friend - Actress Omo Local Why I'm not a single mum — Annie Idibia Faithia Balogun buries mum March 7 “I was among the people who made Nollywood. When we started, Nollywood was just a phenomenon. “Our organisation used to be called the Nigerian Actors Guild before we later changed it to Actors’ Guild of Nigeria. It was after that that Nollywood came. So, I am one of the pioneers. I have been in the movie industry for over 30 years,” he said. Watch the video below: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 — 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 Odega, who said he has spent over three decades in the industry, also reflected on his role in the early days of Nollywood before it gained global recognition. He recalled that the industry’s professional body was initially known as the Nigerian Actors Guild before it later became the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Related News VIDEO: I took poison after discovering husband’s affair with best friend - Actress Omo Local Why I'm not a single mum — Annie Idibia Faithia Balogun buries mum March 7 “I was among the people who made Nollywood. When we started, Nollywood was just a phenomenon. “Our organisation used to be called the Nigerian Actors Guild before we later changed it to Actors’ Guild of Nigeria. It was after that that Nollywood came. So, I am one of the pioneers. I have been in the movie industry for over 30 years,” he said. Watch the video below: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 — 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 He recalled that the industry’s professional body was initially known as the Nigerian Actors Guild before it later became the Actors Guild of Nigeria. Related News VIDEO: I took poison after discovering husband’s affair with best friend - Actress Omo Local Why I'm not a single mum — Annie Idibia Faithia Balogun buries mum March 7 “I was among the people who made Nollywood. When we started, Nollywood was just a phenomenon. “Our organisation used to be called the Nigerian Actors Guild before we later changed it to Actors’ Guild of Nigeria. It was after that that Nollywood came. So, I am one of the pioneers. I have been in the movie industry for over 30 years,” he said. Watch the video below: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 — 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 “I was among the people who made Nollywood. When we started, Nollywood was just a phenomenon. “Our organisation used to be called the Nigerian Actors Guild before we later changed it to Actors’ Guild of Nigeria. It was after that that Nollywood came. So, I am one of the pioneers. I have been in the movie industry for over 30 years,” he said. Watch the video below: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 — 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 “Our organisation used to be called the Nigerian Actors Guild before we later changed it to Actors’ Guild of Nigeria. It was after that that Nollywood came. So, I am one of the pioneers. I have been in the movie industry for over 30 years,” he said. Watch the video below: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 — 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 Watch the video below: 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 — 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 — 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐚 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 Credit: Youtube | First Mate Multimedia — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/TZpUNxncPp — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026 — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) March 5, 2026
VIDEO: Today’s Nollywood films are watery — Francis Odega
