Funke Akindele is named in the Jagun Jagun 2 cast, which premieres on Netflix on December 4, a week before her film The Four opens in cinemas.
A behind-the-scenes clip from the Jagun Jagun 2 photoshoot surfaced online on Wednesday, November 11, showing Nollywood actress Funke Akindele and Nollywood actor Femi Adebayo laughing together, striking poses and leaning into each other against a blue studio backdrop. Both wore promotional Jagun Jagun 2 T-shirts with Netflix branding.
Fans quickly coined the "FA2" ship for the pair, and many pointed out that Adebayo appeared to be blushing on camera. Posting behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot, Bodun (@bodungirl) wrote, "Where are my fellow shameless shippers FA2.. Funke Akindele & Femi Adebayo bts of Jagun Jagun2 photoshoot."
The pairing is not new to fans. The interest goes back to the 2008 Yoruba film Taiwo Taiwo, in which Akindele played T-Girl and Adebayo played T-Boy, a duo who lived seemingly ordinary lives by day and ran a robbery syndicate at night. Fans have called for a remake, and Akindele responded positively to the suggestion. Adebayo showed enthusiasm about it too. The pair was seen greeting one another at the seventh birthday celebration of actress Wunmi Toriola's son, which gave the conversation fresh attention in October.
Not everyone is reading romance into it. Lola Okunrin (@lollypeezle) warned fans on October 23 against assumptions based on their public appearances: "Nothing here is showing romantic relationship." Some social media users also called on supporters to value the performers' friendship and work-related encounters instead of overanalysing them.
Adebayo has named Akindele in the cast of Jagun Jagun 2: War of Warriors, but nobody outside the production knows yet how big her role is.
Akindele's own film opens in cinemas a week after Jagun Jagun 2's December 4 Netflix premiere. The Four: No One Fights Alone, which she wrote, directed and produced, opens nationwide on December 11 through FilmOne Entertainment. This modern drama follows four women who band together to back a young man they care about. Ali Nuhu, Timini Egbuson, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Chioma Akpotha and Bisola Aiyeola also star. Lateef Adedimeji appears in both films.
Akindele's last December release, Behind The Scenes, set a high bar. According to FilmOne, Behind The Scenes hit cinemas on December 12, 2025, was the first Nollywood production to cross ₦2 billion, and ended with over ₦2.7 billion in box-office takings. On Boxing Day by itself, the film earned ₦129.5 million, a record for a single day in Nigeria. Theatres kept the film for around 16 weeks before it reached Netflix on April 3.
The first Jagun Jagun, a Netflix original, debuted in August 2023 and later won Best Indigenous Language Movie for West Africa at the 2024 AMVCAs. The sequel follows the same route as a Netflix release, while Akindele has built her December films around cinemas.
The risk falls on the casual viewer. Toyin Abraham's Bestie, her yearly December rival, was announced for December 16, while Detty December concert tickets are already priced as they were last year, starting at ₦50,000. For someone who only wants a dose of Akindele over the holidays, a Netflix film they already pay for could be enough.
The Four opens in cinemas on December 11.
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