Lupita Nyong'o's 'Us' Press Wardrobe Was Based on 'American Psycho' The 36-year-old actress plays the lead character in Jordan Peele's smash hit horror movie. The film tells the story of a family faced with their worst nightmare when they return to the mother's childhood home. Nyong'o's stylist Micaela Erlanger says her press tour style was based on the 2000 hit film, 'American Psycho,' and Christian Bale's character, Patrick Bateman. Lupita Nyong'o, via 'Vogue UK' Lupita Nyong'o, via 'Vogue UK'