Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o has met with J.J. Abrams about a role in Star Wars: Episode VII and is reportedly close to nabbing the part.
The Hollywood Reporter and Latino Review are reporting on Nyong'o’s potential involvement in the much-anticipated/much-reported-on return to the Star Wars big-screen universe.
Lupita Nyong'o
According to THR, the actress met with Abrams a few weeks ago, prior to winning an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave. That film was her feature debut, but her Star (ahem) is clearly rising at the moment. The trade adds that she has also recently been up for roles in Pan as Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara eventually grabbed that part) and the Daniel Craig courtroom drama The Whole Truth.
LR says that Nyong'o is up for “a major female role” that doesn’t seem to be tied to the family lines from Episodes IV-VI. They also drop the possibility that the character is a Sith.
Speaking of which, Adam Driver is in final negotiations to play a villain in Episode VII. And earlier this week it was reported that Edward Speleers (Downton Abbey), John Boyega (Attack the Block), Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad), and theater actors Matthew James Thomas and Ray Fisher are up for a part as well.
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