First Look At Lupita Nyong'o's 'Maz Kanata' In STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

First Look At Lupita Nyong'o's 'Maz Kanata' In STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

We've seen plenty of behind-the-scenes snaps of Lupita Nyong'o performing as her mo-cap alien character and she's also briefly glimpsed in the trailer, but now some more leaked concept art provides our first proper look at the "space pirate" she'll be playing, Maz Kanata.

By MarkCassidy - May 08, 2015 06:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Via Indie Revolver
Thanks to Vanity Fair's recent coverage of J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we finally learned that the true name (she'd been given the codename "Rose") of Lupita Nyong'o's character was Maz Kanata, and she was some kind of space pirate. The mag provided several BRS images of the 12 Years A Slave actress in her mo-cap getup, but now Indie Revolver has posted some new concept art which should give us a pretty good idea of how she'll actually look in the movie.


Thoughts? Starring original cast members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker and franchise newcomers, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o and Max von Sydow, Star Wars Episode VII is set to be released on December 18th, 2015.
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SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 5/8/2015, 12:46 PM
Oh Lupita, what have they done to you?!?!

SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 5/8/2015, 12:47 PM
Seriously though, if the motion capture/CGI work is up to par, then I won't complain. She's a seriously talented actress, and I'm sure that'll show in her performance.

It's just a damn shame we can't see her natural, beautiful face in this.
Kyos
Kyos - 5/8/2015, 1:09 PM
it's like ET and Raphael had a love child


Oh Lupita, what have they done to you?!?!

Seriously though, if the motion capture/CGI work is up to par, then I won't complain. She's a seriously talented actress, and I'm sure that'll show in her performance.

It's just a damn shame we can't see her natural, beautiful face in this.



I have absolutely nothing to add to these comments. Perfect summary of my thoughts. :)
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 5/8/2015, 6:03 PM
@SauronsBANE PREACH.

We'll just have to settle for Black Panther then :)
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 5/8/2015, 6:03 PM
It's early concept art, her final form is orange skinned, possibly with large reflective eyes or she's just wearing goggles
3Traced
3Traced - 5/8/2015, 6:03 PM
Awesome to see mo cap getting more widely used.
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 5/8/2015, 6:03 PM
Hot and sexy
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 5/8/2015, 6:03 PM
Maybe as Shuri
TonyChu
TonyChu - 5/8/2015, 6:04 PM
Thats racist.
MrAisA
MrAisA - 5/8/2015, 6:06 PM
Jar Jar 2.0
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 5/8/2015, 6:06 PM
Cool design, wish she was on screen though. Hopefully her performance captures.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 5/8/2015, 6:07 PM
@Reasonnnn Haha YES! C'mon, Marvel.

MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 5/8/2015, 6:07 PM
Baffled as to why they'd cast such a lovely, talented actress as... that, but hey, we haven't seen her in action yet.
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx - 5/8/2015, 6:08 PM
Ugh, she was one of the few actors I'd hoped to actually see without mo-cap. I'm not a fan.
Invictor
Invictor - 5/8/2015, 6:08 PM
PAF
PAF - 5/8/2015, 6:08 PM
tumblr gonna love this.
PAF
PAF - 5/8/2015, 6:09 PM
I do wish she was a real character tho.
Havenless
Havenless - 5/8/2015, 6:10 PM
The one black actress in the movie is being covered up by a cartoon character. Hollywood's so racist!
JamesMann
JamesMann - 5/8/2015, 6:10 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
LastOfKrypton
LastOfKrypton - 5/8/2015, 6:10 PM
SummersClan
SummersClan - 5/8/2015, 6:10 PM
Here come the SJW.
JamesMann
JamesMann - 5/8/2015, 6:10 PM
hahahahahahahahahaha

haha

huehuehuehuehuehue

oh god, I haven't laughed like that in a while.
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 5/8/2015, 6:10 PM
It's honestly better than seeing her with just different skin color and being considered "alien," like in one Marvel movie I saw.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 5/8/2015, 6:12 PM
Well this is not what I expected! Lol
imkennypowers
imkennypowers - 5/8/2015, 6:12 PM
@RorMachine - "Baffled as to why they'd cast such a lovely, talented actress as... that, but hey, we haven't seen her in action yet."

It's a head scratcher. Although it's not the first time...
MrSnrub
MrSnrub - 5/8/2015, 6:13 PM
Oh god.....
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - 5/8/2015, 6:14 PM
Lupita Nyong'o's talents are being wasted here.

I hope Marvel is aggressively pursuing her for a prominent role in Black Panther.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 5/8/2015, 6:14 PM
I guess I shouldn't be too surprised considering all the weird ass aliens we've seen in Star Wars already
0bstreperous
0bstreperous - 5/8/2015, 6:17 PM
weird
Lego
Lego - 5/8/2015, 6:20 PM
what a waste of talent.
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 5/8/2015, 6:20 PM
@SauronsBANE @Kyos

Right?!?!

LOL @0megaDaGr0dd

@LastOfKrypton

Perfect gif for this article.

DerekLake
DerekLake - 5/8/2015, 6:20 PM
Jar Jar Hutt? Or Ackbar Tubman?
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