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Lupita Nyong’o Set to Play Trevor Noah’s Mother in Upcoming Film

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The film will be an adaptation of Noah’s autobiography, Born a Crime.

According to Nyong’o, she reached out to Noah about playing his mother after reading his autobiography on the set of Black Panther. During his parents’ marriage, Noah’s mother would often end up in and out of jail. This is because, as a black woman, she was forbidden to marry a white man under the Immortality Act of 1927. So, it only made sense that the actress who played a soldier in Wakanda should also play his powerful and inspirational mother.

We can’t wait to see what how this upcoming film will turn out.