Oh, So Lupita Nyong'o Is Playing This Tiny, 1000-Year-Old Alien Named 'Maz' In Star Wars
EntertainmentPerhaps it’s common knowledge among rabid fans of Star Wars and its ever-expanding universe, but we at Jezebel only recently found out that Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o would be playing a tiny, mostly-CGI, 1000-year-old, goggle-wearing alien pirate named Maz Kanata in the newest installment of the series.
On Wookiepedia (which our friends at io9 inform is us a trustworthy source for this kind of thing), they write:
Maz Kanata was a female pirate. She lived for over one thousand years and her eyes, covered with goggles, held a special power. Around thirty years after the Battle of Endor, she owned a castle which played host to travelers, smugglers and other riff raff.
Here’s a clearer shot of Kanata from a recent trailer: