Lupita Nyong’o to Star in Hollywood Thriller with Liam Neeson

Looks like Kenyan filmmaker, Lupita Nyong’o, is making great headway into Hollywood. She is now going to star in a airborne thriller with Liam Neeson.

Lupita Nyong’o will play an air hostess on Non-Stop alongside Neeson, who will have appeared in no less than five films by the end of the year. Also starring will be recent Emmy winner and multiple Oscar nominee, Julianne Moore.

Lupita has just finished filming 12 Years A Slave with iconic British director, Steve McQueen alongside Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Bendedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, Alfre Woodard, Paul Dano and this year’s breakout star, Quvenzhané Wallis.

Lupita Nyong’o has previously starred in SHUGA and directed the documentary, In My Genes. Non-Stop is financed by StudioCanal and will be directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who also helmed House of Wax, Orphan and the critically acclaimed TV series, The River among others. Shooting begins this November.