Lupita Nyong'o Was Slow to Realize 'Star Wars' Phenomenon: 'When I Got Cast, My Brother Cried'

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Lupita Nyong'o shares on 'The Daily Show' that she grew up watching StarWars during public holidays in Kenya, but was unaware of just how popular the sci-fi fantasy franchise actually was until she heard it referenced on 'Whose Line is it Anyway?'

to chat with host Trevor Noah about the latest installment in the sci-fi franchise.

At the top of the interview, Noah commented, "The trailer doesn't give anything away, which I enjoy." He continued with a joke, "They don't let you tell us anything. [So] why are we here?" Nyong'o laughed and answered, "I don't know... but it seems to work every time." Noah elaborated on the difficulty of interviewing a subject when you can't ask them anything specific, explaining that normally he can dive into story or character details. He referred to thefilm as a "lock and key" project. "But there is one question, maybe you can answer," he said. "What's baby Yoda like? Is he in the movie?" Nyong'o answered, "I know almost as much as you do. They give you just what you need to know, so I'm curious we well.

Realizing he wasn't going to get any such details, Noah moved pressed on and acknowledged how special it must be for Nyong'o to be part of such a major franchise. "Is that something you thought of when you were growing up?" he asked his guest. Nyong'o responded, "It never occurred to me." She said that she watched the movies in Kenya, especially during public holidays — it wasThe actress recalled watching.

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