Lupita Nyong’o Explains What the Zombies in ‘Little Monsters’ Mean to Her — Sundance

Lupita Nyong’o has done a lot in her brief career, from winning an Oscar for her debut performance in “12 Years a Slave” to joining “Star Wars,” but she’s never made an Australian zombie movie that premiered at Sundance — until now.

The actress stopped by the IndieWire Studio presented by Dropbox while unveiling “Little Monsters” at Sundance, discussing not only her character in Abe Forsythe’s genre offering but also her interpretation of its thematic underpinnings.

The film, which played in the Midnight section and was acquired by Neon and Hulu at the festival, co-stars Josh Gad and Alexander England, who joined Nyong’o and Forsythe in the Studio.Nyong’o plays Ms.

Caroline, whom she describes as “a kindergarten teacher that finds herself on this farm with 11 students and a hapless, rubbish, parent — what do you call those people, parent guardian? — they find themselves on a farm,

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