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Lupita Nyong’o! Lupita Nyi-ong-o! Lupita Ny-oo-ong’o!
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Years a Slave being her first feature film, ms.Nyong’o has from November
last year still been coaching people on how to pronounce her name. Back home; Kenyans
were laughing as the world struggled to pronounce the 2012 Yale School of Drama
Graduate’ name.
Born and grown up in Kenya; Ms. Nyong’o lives
currently in Brooklyn and has spent the last few months popping up on red
carpets and at awards ceremonies-she went on to acclaim more than 128,000
followers on Instagram; where she posts photos of her starry exploits.
Even as Kenyans find yet another daughter of the
soil to associate with after their son of the soil; president Obama; many back
at her native home in Kenya are hoping and praying that Lupita will bag Oscar
for her sterling role as Patsy in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave.
But before we get way ahead of ourselves; she is not
resting on her laurels yet. Lupita is starring in yet another blockbuster
flick, Non-stop; which premiers in theatres on February 28th.
Acting alongside Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore;
this thriller is likely to keep the audience on the edge of its seat; if the
thriller is anything to go by.
The storyline: in the movie, she is one of the air
hostesses aboard an Aqualantic airliner’s six hour flight from New York to
London.
During the flight; midway across the Atlantic, U.S
Air Marshall (Liam Neeson) receives a text message; “I am going to kill someone on this
plane every 20 minutes until a USD 10 Million payment is made by the airline to
an offshore account.”
Since texting inflight is mainly within the safe
platform; it means the sender is on board.
“How
do you kill someone in a crowded plane and get away with it?”
Wonders the pilot upon receiving the message
as reported by the Marshall.
Within no time; one of the passengers is discovered
dead.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, we need every passenger to
raise their hands above their heads,” commands the Marshall.
Confusion and anxiety; coupled with terror builds up
further when the pilot discloses that the account number is actually Neeson’s.
“The
account number you gave us is in your name!”
Neeson has not only to take care of the threat by the terrorists but also clear
his name from any involvement.
“What? It doesn’t make sense. This is a set-up. Something
else is going on,” he explains curtly to Julianne as Lupita watches in utter
disbelief.
The Federal Bureau of investigation, the White House
and Interpol swing into action and action takes over as the crew struggles to
avoid a catastrophic air crash in the Atlantic.
The inspiration Lupita has left in many young people
of Kenya goes to show that anyone can indeed be a superstar. In a paid-up
advert in the Kenyan Press; the Kenya Film Commission said: “you
are a wonderful inspiration; role model and a pioneer for Kenya actors and
actresses. Good luck at the Oscars 2014-86th Academy Awards! May your
effort, dedication and talent be rewarded. Here is too many more Kenyans following
in your footsteps. Africa celebrates you!”
As she adjusts to the refracting gleam of the
spotlight and fame- the Kenyan Yale University drama graduate seems to be
taking no chances and is certainly looking beyond the skies with this new
movie. It is must watch!
By
Embukane Vincent Libosso.
(Additional
reporting from The New York Times AND George Orido of The Standard newspaper Kenya.)
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