[VIDEO] : Why Van Vicker refused a role in Lil Win’s A Country Called Ghana

Graphic Showbiz Showbiz News Aug - 05 - 2024 , 14:11

Ghanaian actor Van Vicker has clarified rumours surrounding his alleged refusal to play a role in Lil Win's film, A Country Called Ghana.

In an interview with Kumasi-based Hello FM, Vicker revealed that the reason he declined the role was due to a disagreement with the producers over the shooting schedule.

The actor explained that he was approached by Fii Frank Garbin to play the role eventually taken by Ramsey, but the producers requested his presence for a month, which he deemed excessive.

As an actor balancing his education, Van Vicker proposed a ten-day shooting schedule, which was ultimately rejected by the producers.

Interestingly, He discovered that Nigerian actor Ramsey, who took over the role, completed filming within the same ten-day period he had suggested.

He emphasized that his decision was not a rejection of the movie, but rather a disagreement over the logistics and compensation for his time.

“As a matter of fact, Fii Frank Garbin called me and said he wants me to play the role Ramsey played in that movie. So I wanted to know when are we shooting because I was in school. He got back and said the producer says they need me for one month.

I said one month is too much What are we filming? You should know that with actors, the more days you require, the more fees I will charge so the earlier you finish the better. So you need me for one month; are you sure you can pay me for one full month? So I told him for one month I can’t do the work because I’m in school.

I told him what I could do was ten days, and if he could do ten days then I would do the work. Later he said the ten days won’t work. Can you believe that later I saw that Ramsey came to do the work. I was tracking the job and can you believe Ramsey used ten days to do the job?