LUPITA NYONG’O IN YET ANOTHER MOVIE

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Lupita Nyong’o! Lupita Nyi-ong-o! Lupita Ny-oo-ong’o! 12 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 28^th.

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 2014-86^th 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.)