I was offered the role-Van Vicker on Ramsey Nouah’s role in ‘A Country Called Ghana’

Acclaimed actor Van Vicker has recently addressed why he did not participate in Lil Win’s film, “A Country Called Ghana,” despite being initially considered for the lead role.

The role, which eventually went to Nigerian actor Ramsey Nouah, involved portraying a British colonial master.

During an interview on Hello FM over the weekend, Van Vicker disclosed that upon being approached for the role, he was informed that his presence on set would be required for an entire month.

Given his commitments as a student, Van Vicker explained that he could not dedicate such an extended period to the project. He proposed that all of his scenes be filmed within a 10-day timeframe to accommodate his schedule.

Additionally, he mentioned that his rates would increase with the number of days he was required on set, and he expressed doubt about whether the production company could meet the financial demands this would entail.

“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.

According to Van Vicker he was left surprised when he later learned that Ramsey Nouah was brought in from Nigeria and finished the task in just ten days, the exact amount of time 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 said.