Last November, we learned that Lupita Nyong’o will star in Mira Nair’s next film, which will be based on the book "Queen of Katwe," by Tim Crothers.
We can now likely add David Oyelowo to the cast, as the actor is said to be in negotiations to join Lupita in the project, which would make this the second film they plan to make together – the first also being an adaptation of a book: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s "Americanah."
Nair’s interest in the book’s adaptation was first reported on this site 2 years ago, when, in an interview with Newsweek Pakistan, she revealed that she was working on a film on Ugandan chess…
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