Nollywood actor Lateef Adedimeji is a movie star who has won many fans for his acting prowess, relatively scandal-free lifestyle, versatility, and more.

Legit.ng caught up with him at the recently held premiere of Funke Akindele’s Everybody Loves Jenifa movie.

During a brief chat, Lateef spoke about the trending discussion on the rise of epic movies in Nollywood.

More historical movies have been produced recently. While fans enjoy them, this has also raised the question of what has led to their recent popularity, with some claiming that it has to do with the film villages that have been established.

The Lisabi star explained his thoughts on the matter. According to Adedimeji, epic stories are our stories, and they need to be told. He added that people have forgotten our traditions, and these movies are a way to remind them.

He said: “It’s our stories, we need to tell our stories, we need to start telling original stories of who we are. We’ve forgotten the culture, we’ve forgotten the tradition and we need to bring it back for the new generation to know that we have history that they need to know about so telling epic stories is not wrong at all. That is our story, it is who we are and we need to tell the people.”

During the interview, Adedimeji Lateef also spoke about the issue of trolling, which has plagued many celebrities.

The movie star shared how he handles the negativity that sometimes comes his way from netizens, especially on his page.

According to him, he tries to remain positive at all times while ignoring the negativity. Adedimeji stated that he is able to do this as long as he's on the right path.

In his words: “You don’t need to dwell on the negativity, be on the positive side all of the time as long as you know that you’re on the right path and you’re doing what is right.”