Kenya: Lupita Nyong'o - Black Panther Is Not a Typical Sweetheart Story

5 February 2018

Lupita Nyong'o says her 'Blank Panther' alter ego isn't your "average damsel in distress".

The 34-year-old actress plays Special Forces warrior Nakia in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, and has described the heroine as a "war dog" who proves useful to the titular hero [Chadwick Boseman].

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