After her much talked about role in the sci-fi blockbuster of the
year, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Lupita Nyong'o will be starring in
another space thriller.
The Kenyan actress played the role of Maz
Kanata, an alien with telekinetic powers. In her new role, Lupita will
be cast as a mysterious woman who turns out to be an
extraterrestrial in the science-fiction thriller Intelligent Life.
The flick will be directed by Ava DuVernay and according to
the Hollywood Reporter, the project is being set up at Steven
Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, with Colin Trevorrow and fellow Jurassic
World alumnus Frank Marshall also set to produce.
Intelligent
Life is based on an earlier project titled The Ambassador, about a
United Nations department set up to provide first contact in the event
of the discovery of alien life. The lead character falls in love with an
enigmatic woman, due to be played by Lupita, only to discover that she
is an alien.
