Being that she is appearing in three upcoming movies for the franchise, Vanity Fair called her the “new face of Disney”, stating “she’s emblematic of the incredibly appealing direction the old-fashioned House of Mouse is taking”.
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While we’ve grown to love the 32-year-old actresses short sleek hairstyles, her recent ‘do, with her hair reaching down to her ears is absolutely adorable.
Nyong’o was on hand to promote her films Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens and The Jungle Book.
Lupita Nyong’o is continuing her work with Disney, having landed a lead role in the franchise’s upcoming film, Queen of Katwe. The star then blessed our Instagram feeds with yet another photo showing off the new style.
She uploaded the photo on Instagram and captioned it “Geekin” out at #Disney #d23expo.
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Lupita Nyong’o spoke a bit recently about The Queen of Katwe, which was filmed in Uganda and tells the true story of 12-year-old chess genius Phiona Mutesi. “It was invaluable. I met Phiona and her mother and they are just incredible people”, Lupita said, adding that filming on location “did sober us and enliven us”.
