Lupita Nyong'o to star in, produce a movie adaptation of 'Americanah'
Nyong'o said the book is 'full of love, humor, and heart.'
Nyong'o said the book is 'full of love, humor, and heart.'
鈥�12 Years a Slave鈥� actress Lupita Nyong鈥檕 will reportedly star in and produce a movie adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie鈥檚 novel 鈥淎mericanah.鈥�
鈥淎mericanah鈥� was published in 2013 and follows a Nigerian teenager named Ifemelu who goes to live in America while Obinze, with whom Ifemelu had fallen in love in Nigeria, travels to London to try to make a life there as an undocumented immigrant.
鈥淚t is such an honor to have the opportunity to bring Ms. Adichie's brilliant book to the screen,鈥� Nyong鈥檕 said in a statement. 鈥淧age after page I was struck by Ifemelu and Obinze's stories, whose experiences as African immigrants are so specific and also so imminently relatable. It is a thrilling challenge to tell a truly international story so full of love, humor and heart.鈥�
Barnes & Noble critic Steven G. Kellman wrote that 鈥淎mericanah鈥� is 鈥渟udsy鈥� but has 鈥渢renchant observations about social distinctions in not just one country, the United States, but Britain and Nigeria as well.鈥�
Nyong鈥檕 recently joined the cast of the upcoming 鈥淪tar Wars鈥� film and won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the 2013 movie 鈥�12 Years a Slave.鈥澛�