Funke Akindele is building more than another Nollywood December movie with The Four: No One Fights Alone. The filmmaker has brought four recognisable entertainment figures together both on screen and in music, giving the project multiple ways to connect with audiences before its December 11 release.
Akindele stars alongside Waje, Bisola Aiyeola and Chioma Akpotha in the film, while the four women have also collaborated on the soundtrack “Ore Mi”. The song blends English, Yoruba and Igbo while reflecting the movie’s focus on friendship and loyalty.
The Marketing Starts Before the Cinema
For Funke Akindele’s The Four movie, the campaign is already becoming part of the entertainment itself.
Instead of simply releasing a trailer and waiting for audiences to turn up, the team has introduced the four central stars through music, first-look images and social media content. Akindele has also shared behind-the-scenes footage of the women working on “Ore Mi”, giving fans another reason to engage with the project before its theatrical release.
That could be important during the busy Christmas cinema period, when several major Nigerian films compete for audience attention.
A Familiar Cast With a Bigger Story
The Four Nollywood cast goes well beyond the four leading women. Richard Mofe-Damijo, Timini Egbuson, Lateef Adedimeji, Ali Nuhu, Uzor Arukwe, Ronke Oshodi Oke and Wunmi Toriola are among the other actors involved.
The story follows four women whose friendship and loyalty are tested after they leave their community for the city while trying to secure the future of a young man they care about.
That gives the film a combination of friendship, family, resilience and sacrifice, rather than relying only on the popularity of its cast.
December Will Be the Real Test
The The Four movie release on December 11 2026 puts Akindele back in a period where she has previously performed strongly.
Premium Times reported that her last three December releases had set Nigerian cinema records, making this latest project another major test of her ability to bring audiences into cinemas during the festive season.
The timing also creates an interesting box-office battle. The Four will enter cinemas alongside other major December releases, meaning star power alone may not guarantee success.
For Akindele, the bigger challenge will be converting the excitement around the cast, soundtrack and social media campaign into cinema tickets.
If “Ore Mi” successfully builds emotional familiarity with the audience before December, The Four could arrive in cinemas with something many films struggle to create: an audience that already feels connected to its characters.
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