Renowned actor Van Vicker has explained why he did not appear in Lil Win’s film A Country Called Ghana, despite being initially considered for the lead role of a British colonial master, which was eventually played by Nigerian actor Ramsey Nouah.
In an interview on Hello FM over the weekend, Van Vicker revealed that he was informed he would need to be on set for a full month, which ultimately influenced his decision not to take on the role.
He mentioned that he couldn’t commit to such a long duration due to his status as a student.
He proposed condensing all of his tasks into 10 days and noted that his rates would increase with the number of days required.
He also expressed uncertainty about whether the company could afford the higher cost.
”As a matter of fact, Fii Frank Garbin called me and said he wanted me to play the role Ramsey played in that movie. So I wanted to know when we were shooting because I was in school.
“He got back and said the producer needed 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,” Van Vicker explained.
But Lil Win said the ten-day plan would not fit into the production timeline, so she rejected it.
Van Vicker was surprised to learn that Ramsey Nouah was brought in from Nigeria and completed the task in exactly ten days—the same duration he had originally proposed.
“Later he said the ten days wouldn’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?
“I didn’t say I wasn’t going to do the work at all. I gave a counter- proposal. Even if he had come to negotiate an improvement on the days, he could have reached an agreement. The person they brought also did ten days,” he stated.
