South African TV and radio personality Carol Ofori has announced that she will be starring in an upcoming episode of Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire – an action-packed Disney+ original animated anthology which draws on Africa’s rich and diverse histories and cultures.
The anthology series – which presents 10 sci-fi and fantasy stories featuring bold and brave new worlds of advanced technology, aliens, spirits, and monsters – tells stories from creators hailing from Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Carol took to her Instagram account to share the news.
“‼️EXCITING NEWS‼️ A dream come true! I will be part of this groundbreaking animation on @disneyplusza and I’m still pinching myself! Kizazi Moto – Generation Fire is coming July to @disneyplusza.”
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Carol stars in an episode titled Mkhuzi: The Spirit Racer and plays the role of the titular character Mkhuzi. The episode is directed by Simangaliso ‘Panda’ Sibaya and Malcom Wope, and animated by Triggerfish, Africa’s leading animation studio.
The series is also executive produced by Peter Ramsey (co-director of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse), alongside Tendayi Nyeke and Anthony Silverston from Triggerfish.
In this episode, we meet Manzo – a half-human, half-alien teenager played by Nasty C who dreams of becoming a superstar racer like his mother, the legendary masked racer Mkhuzi.
Apart from Nasty C, other local celebs lending their voices to this project include Pearl Thusi, Tumi Morake, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Lillian Dube, Gigi Lamayne, Candice Modiselle and more.
Speaking of the news, Carol shared that she is excited to be a part of this Disney+ production. “The fact that talent from the whole African continent is involved makes me so proud.”
She then shared, “I’ve always wanted to create content for Africans, African children and for the world to consume our content as Africans, so I am happy to be contributing even more to this amazing animation series, and I hope it’s the first of many exciting projects from Disney+ that shines a light on Africa and its talent.”
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire will debut globally on 5 July 2023, exclusively on Disney+.
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