David Oyelowo Cast Opposite Lupita Nyong’o In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie “Americanah”Posted by Wilson Morales
December 15, 2014
Source: Variety
Variety is reporting that David Oyelowo has been cast opposite Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o in the film of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel “Americanah.”
Americanah tells the epic love story of young Nigerians, Ifemelu and Obinze; a romance that spans continents, visas, phone cards, and breakups, while exploring the cruelties and the humor of both the modern immigrant experience and the difficulty of finding your way home. The winner of the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, Americanah was selected as one of the “Ten Best Books of the Year” by The New York Times Book Review, the BBC, and Newsday.
Brad Pitt is producing through his Plan B production banner along with Nyong’o and Andrea Calderwood. Plan B produced “Selma” and after having such a good experience working with them Oyelowo jumped at the opportunity to board another project they were producing.
The film is now looking to attach a writer and director with no production start date set yet.
With Oyelowo appearing in “Interstellar,” “Selma” and “A Most Violent Year” as the year, he’s being rewarded with numerous nominations for his portrayal as Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava DuVernay’s Selma.
Nyong’o will next be seen in the J.J. Abrams-directed Star Wars: Episode VII.
