Black Panther’s Lupita Nyong’o Is Heading to A Quiet Place

It’s by no means a nasty time to be a fan of Lupita Nyong’o—an actor so highly effective she gained an Oscar for her characteristic debut in 2013’s 12 Years a Slave, and went on to look within the Star Wars sequels and Marvel’s Black Panther movies. But followers of Nyong’o’s horror work are getting a particular deal with as we speak, since she’s simply been named the star of A Quiet Place: Day One.

We’ve seen Nyong’o battle zombies (in Little Children) and, effectively, a creepy model of herself (in Jordan Peele’s Us—in a twin function that realllly ought to’ve earned her not less than an Oscar nomination, if not her second statuette), however we’re particularly excited to see what this expressive performer can do in a world the place individuals have to stay as silent as doable. Deadline broke the information that she’s in ultimate negotiations to star, and reminds us that A Quiet Place: Day One is a derivative of John Krasinski’s blockbuster sci-fi collection—not the third installment in the principle collection, although that film is additionally within the works—and can be directed by Michael Sarnoski (who made the startlingly good 2021 Nicolas Cage film Pig), primarily based on a Krasinski concept. Plot particulars are unknown, however that title strongly suggests it’ll be set on the day these vicious, hearing-sensitive aliens arrived on Earth.

A Quiet Place: Day One is due out March 8, 2024. Imminent Marvel smash hit Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, that includes Nyong’o as Nakia, is out November 11.

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