Lupita Nyong’o To Produce & Star In Trevor Noah’s ‘Born a Crime’ Movie Adaptation

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(L-R) Lupita Nyongo & Trevor Noah (Image via Instagram)

Lupita Nyong’o will be producing and staring in a movie adaptation of Trevor Noah’s book Born a Crime. In 2016 Trevor Noah surprised many fans when he released his interesting memoir. The book detailed how his family struggled during the apartheid era in South Africa, his upbringing among a host others.

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Now in 2018 Lupita Nyong’o will be playing Trevor Noah’s mother in Born a Crime’s movie adaptation. Fans of the Mzansi comedian might remember the memoir detailed how Trevor’s mama was shot in the head by his stepfather while returning from a church service in 2009, but survived.

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According to Deadline, Trevor Noah is producing the project through his Ark Angel Productions alongside Norman Aladjem, Derek Van Pelt and Sanaz Yamin of Mainstay Entertainment, and Lupita Nyong’o.

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