Kaya 959 Reporter
Former Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi has landed a major role in an upcoming film called ‘The Woman King’.
Tunzi revealed the exciting news on social media.
This will be her first-time experience on our screens as a thespian.
She wrote: “I am so honored and excited to announce that I have been cast for the film, The Woman King. It is a completely new world and first time experience for me so I enter it with the utmost respect and humility. Forever grateful and looking forward”
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She joins a formidable cast that includes American actor and producer Viola Davis as well as John Boyeda.
The film is reportedly based on true events in the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The film, which will be filmed in Cape Town will also include South Africa’s very own Thuso Mbedu, Seputla Sebogodi and Makgotso Monyemorathoe (popularly known as Makgotso M).
The much-anticipated film is set to hit theatres in September 2022.



