Rumour has it that award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has met with Star Wars producer JJ Abrams — as recently as a few weeks ago — about an upcoming role in Star Wars.
The meeting is said to have occurred before Nyong’o’s big win as Best Supporting Actress for her work in 12 Years a Slave at the 86th Academy Awards held on March 2.
Great secrecy surrounds not only the Star Wars plot, but the casting selection. As such, it is unclear which role Nyong’o, 31, is contending for, though it is believed to be a lead.
Speculators suggest that Nyong’o could be vying for the role of a descendent of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a character who need not be portrayed by a white actor. Nyong’o could certainly play the part.