Taylor Swift helpful Lupita Nyong’o In many ways. this A Quiet Place: Day One The star opened up about the time she allowed herself to be vulnerable in a personal letter to the pop star.
Appearing on the latest episode of the show PopularNyong’o recounts the story of how she managed to get the rights to Swift’s “Shake It Off” A key moment from her 2019 film, little monster.
“When I was working in London Star Wars, I went through a lot of self-doubt because it was the second thing I did,” she recalled. “I became a bit depressed. My best friend came to London and Taylor had just released “get rid of it”, he played this song for me and it put me in a better mood, and we just jumped on the bed and danced and danced, and it lifted my spirits.”
Nyong’o said that a few years later, he had the opportunity to perform the song while playing his ukulele in front of a camera. little monster It “means a lot” to her. However, the producers were unable to obtain the rights to use Swift’s songs.
“When they came and told me, ‘Oh no, we can’t get the rights,’ I decided, OK, I’m going to go, I’m going to market it. I’m going to let Taylor know what this song means to me,” the said the actress.
“I told her this story about how it lifted me out of a near-depressive state, and the next thing I knew, it was all cleared up,” she explains. “I haven’t really seen her or thanked her since.”
Nyong’o later publicly expressed her gratitude on camera – she previously Interviewed by “ET” At that time, the movie was released in 2019.
“I didn’t hear from her personally, but when I heard that we had received the song, I knew she heard me and I was so grateful,” Nyong’o told ET cameras. “Taylor Swift, thank you so, so, so much. I hope you see the movie and I hope you feel like I took care of your songs.”
One thing Nyong’o and Swift don’t have in common is love for cats. Although Swift is Loud and proud owner of three cats Nyong’o herself has admitted that her fear of felines initially held her back from taking on her latest role.
exist A Quiet Place: The First Day—— The third film in the series and a prequel to the 2018 original quiet place — Nyong’o stars as Sam, a young woman with a cat named Frodo who becomes embroiled in an alien invasion in New York City.
“I had to overcome my fear of cats in order to make this film,” she told the Economic Times at the film’s New York premiere on Wednesday. “Before doing this movie, I was very afraid of cats. That’s why I was hesitant to accept this role because I’m afraid of cats. I had to overcome my fear of cats before starting this movie.” But they are spectacular. . “
The 41-year-old star stunned on the red carpet in a Prada jumpsuit paired with a black satin miniskirt and geometric train, a look she told ET was inspired by her newfound love for kittens.
“The whole movie introduced me to the feline world, so that’s where the inspiration for the bodysuit came from,” Nyong’o said. “Now I wear my cat everywhere I go.”
A Quiet Place: The First Day—— co-starring joseph quinAlex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou and Elian Umhir – Releases June 28.
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