Is Lupita Nyong'o's Character the New Yoda?
- 8 years ago
Much in common have Yoda and Maz Kanata, a new character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens .
Playing Maz, a little orange pirate with a big castle, seems like a surprising career move for Lupita Nyong'o , the actress who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for 2013's 12 Years a Slave .
And for more exclusive Star Wars news, come back to PEOPLE.com every day until it hits theaters Dec. 18 Much of Maz is still secret.
But recently, Nyong'o and Abrams let slip to Entertainment Weekly that Maz's eyes hold a secret power.
Playing Maz, a little orange pirate with a big castle, seems like a surprising career move for Lupita Nyong'o , the actress who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for 2013's 12 Years a Slave .
And for more exclusive Star Wars news, come back to PEOPLE.com every day until it hits theaters Dec. 18 Much of Maz is still secret.
But recently, Nyong'o and Abrams let slip to Entertainment Weekly that Maz's eyes hold a secret power.