Lupita Nyong’o showed off her toned figure during a series of photos while promoting her new film, A Quiet Place: Day One in New York City.
While at the Empire State Building on Monday, the 41-year-old wore a black suit jacket jumpsuit with fishnet stockings and black heels.
She accessorized with a diamond necklace, earrings, rings, black sunglasses and matching red lipstick.
Lupita smiled in a series of group shots alongside her co-stars Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff and Djimon Hounsou.
A Quiet Place: The First Day is a prequel to 2018’s A Quiet Place.
Lupita Nyong’o showed off her toned figure during a series of photos while promoting her new film, A Quiet Place: Day One in New York City.
According to Paramount Pictures, the film’s plot reads: “When New York City is attacked by an alien invasion, a woman and other survivors try to find a way to safety. They soon learn that they must remain completely silent while the mysterious Creatures are attracted to the slightest sound.
The 2024 film is set in The Big Apple, which “is attacked by an alien invasion,” leaving “a woman and other survivors trying to find a way to safety.”
“They soon learn that they must remain absolutely silent as the mysterious creatures are attracted to the slightest sound,” according to Paramount Pictures.
Meanwhile, Lupita, who plays Samira, a New York woman trying to survive the invasion with her cat Frodo, recently shared that she underwent cat therapy in preparation.
“When I read the script, I loved the character and I loved the story that Michael (Sarnoski) was telling with this movie,” the Black Panther actress said. digital spy in an interview published Monday. “It’s a very surprising tone that he has added to this universe.”
Lupita added: “The cat, that was the sticking point for me.”
He even tried to change his character’s favorite pet without success.
“I actually tried to get (Michael) to change the animal,” Lupita recalled to the outlet. ‘He told me, ‘No, he has to be a cat.’ Because I wanted to play the role, I had to overcome my fear of cats.’
To overcome her phobia, the Little Monsters actress participated in ‘cat therapy’, where she interacted with cats in the comfort of her own home.
“It started with two, and the first day they just let the cats wander around me, and I asked the woman who brought the cats why they were doing certain things,” Lupita revealed. “The next day, I touched one with a finger, and gradually I felt comfortable enough to hold a cat through this movie.”
The Black Panther actress smiled in a group photo alongside her co-stars Joseph Quinn and Alex Wolff.
And feline friend aside, he called the role of surviving an alien invasion “exhausting” and “rewarding.”
“I actually remember when we started making this movie and once the invasion happened and we had to act scared, I was like, ‘Oh my God,'” Lupita shared. ‘I had amnesia about how much energy it takes to act scared all day. … I didn’t learn my lesson and that’s why I came back (to the horror genre).’
Meanwhile, Lupita overcame her fear of cats when she was accompanied by Nico and Schnitzel, the cats who play Frodo in the film, during the press tour.
While at the Empire State Building on Monday, the 41-year-old wore a black suit jacket jumpsuit with fishnet stockings and black heels.
The Hollywood star, who plays Samira, a New York woman trying to survive the invasion with her cat Frodo, recently shared that she underwent cat therapy in preparation.
The Serengeti student even became a cat mom in real life.
‘Introducing my new partner, Yoyo!’ Lupita wrote in October with her and her furry baby. “I have historically been afraid of cats, but when my life changed instantly recently, a little voice whispered to me that it was time to embrace change and new possibilities.”
Recalling the story of how the two came to be, she added, “Then, a dear friend (shout out to Palmer Hefferan!) held my hand through the process and took me to visit my first animal shelters.” I fostered Yoyo from Best Friends Adoption Center and after 3 days I knew I couldn’t give him up.
“I actually tried to get (Michael) to change the animal,” he recalled. “He told me, ‘No, it has to be a cat.'” Because I wanted to play the role, I had to overcome my fear of cats.
The Serengeti student overcame her fear of felines and became a cat mom in real life, adopting a cat named Yoyo.
Giving insight into some fun facts about Yoyo, Lupita wrote that he loves company and food, “is very picky about his wand toys,” and “only drinks plain water.”
He also shared that “bugs in the house don’t stand a chance” and that “he can’t be trusted when it comes to supplements!”
Lupita sweetly concluded her post: ‘I never understood people whose phones were full of photos and videos of their pets. Now I’m one of those people! It may seem like I saved Yoyo, but in reality, Yoyo is saving me.’