Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke Actually Go WAY Back, Long Before Black Panther
9 years ago Lily Garner
It's no secret that Black Panther is a brilliant, timely revelation. The latest Marvel film is already shattering records with its undeniably feminist edge, spectacular and diverse cast, and not-so-subtle Donald Trump dig. Perhaps the best part about the film is that it only gets more layered and exciting the deeper you go. For instance, we've only just learned about the fantastic longtime friendship between stars Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke.
As a brief refresher, Winston Duke is the extremely hot actor whose very first film role is as M'Baku, the leader of the Jabari tribe. Lupita plays Nakia, a badass Wakandan spy and the former lover of King T'Challa. In a new interview with Esquire, Winston revealed that he and Lupita actually became great friends long before they worked together on Black Panther. In fact, they met way back when they were students at the Yale School of Drama, when Lupita gave him a campus tour. "She and I became really close because we..
