Nigerian kids ‘Ikorodu Bois’ finally get Hollywood invite after recreating movie trailer

The Nigerian kids popularly known as “Ikorodu Boi” have gotten Hollywood invite after recreating movie trailer.

The “Ikorodu Bois” who are famously known for remaking and mimicking multimillion-dollar music videos and movie trailers with household materials are likely heading to Hollywood.

On Wednesday, the boys caught the opportunity after the group shared on social media their homemade remake of the trailer for the Netflix movie, “Extraction.”

Courageous by high-end productions, the Sanni brothers, Muiz, 15, and Malik,10 (with video-editing help from older brother, Babatunde), and their cousin, Fawas Aina, 13, filmed the trailer in their neighborhood in Ikorodu, Lagos, using their ingenuity, the ever-present wheelbarrow, and some reused things,

Once uploaded, they told their followers to share and tag lead actor Chris Hemsworth and Netflix to get their attention. Produced by the American duo, the Russo Brothers, “Extraction” features Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a mercenary tasked with rescuing the teenage son of a jailed drug lord who is abducted by a rival boss.

A couple of hours later, Netflix retweeted their post, saying, “LOVE THIS.”

The video also caught Hemsworth’s attention, who retweeted the video, wrote, “EPIC.”

But what really got their attention was the unexpected recognition from movie producers, the Russo Brothers, who shared the video and invited them to the premiere of “Extraction 2.” In May, Joe Russo told Deadline that they had secured the deal to write a sequel.

“This is awesome! We would love to have you guys at the #Extraction 2 premiere…DM us and we’ll get you there!” they said in a tweet.

The boys reacted with excitement, saying the comments from the producers and Hemsworth were a dream come true.

“This is the day we’ve been waiting for all our lives,” the boys said in a tweet reply to the invitation.

23-year-old Babatunde Sanni, the brain behind the group but doesn’t appear in the video, said the trailer had taken them a month to make.

Speaking with CNN, Babatunde Sanni said: “Some days we shoot but end up re-shooting just because we wanted to do our best.”

Chris Hemsworth kills a lot more than time in Netflix’s ‘Extraction’ while the invitation marks a significant development for the kid sensations, it’s not the first time their innovative videos have gathered notice.

Since creating their Instagram page in 2017, they have accumulated more than 600,000 followers. Some of their content has gone viral, and they’ve collected commendations from big and famous stars including actor Will Smith, actor Alvaro Monte in Netflix “Money Heist” and rapper Roddy Rich.

Babatunde Sanni told CNN it was rewarding to see all their hard work pay off.

“We are so happy people are getting to know us globally,” he added.