Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira are set to be involved in the adaptation of the award-winning novel Americanah that came out in 2013.

New streaming service, HBO Max, has decided to order 10 episodes straight to series based on the story of Ifemelu, a young Nigerian woman who is forced to come to terms with the color of her skin when moving to the United States for college.

“Americanah has been a passion project for me since I read Chimamanda’s beautiful novel in 2013,” Nyong’o said. “It’s a tale that is simultaneously timely and timeless. HBO Max is the perfect partner to bring this profound and celebrated story to life, and I’m thrilled that Danai will bring to the project her intelligence, wit, and understanding of the stories and the worlds of Americanah.”

Nyong’o will star in the lead role of Ifemelu, with Gurira taking on showrunning duties. Both Black Panther stars will also executive produce.

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The character played by Danai Gurira is a big deal in Wakanda and is scheduled to appear in Avengers: Endgame. Especially since she’s in the trailer.

But, it appears, that Danai’s single-second appearance of bad-assery, may have skipped Marvel’s mind when it came to the film’s poster.

Despite being present in the movie’s poster amidst Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, and Brie Larson, Marvel forgot to put her name at the top!

Fans of the series took to Twitter to voice their disapproval over Danai’s absence, especially as she is one of the few Marvel characters of colour.

The franchise corrected the error a few hours later by releasing a new poster with “Danai Gurira” slotted between Karen Gillan and Bradley Cooper.

“She should have been up there the whole time,” Marvel wrote on its Twitter account.

Let’s hope Okoye spares them her wrath.

The post Marvel Corrects “Avengers” Poster Following an Important Absence appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira are set to be involved in the adaptation of the award-winning novel Americanah that came out in 2013.

New streaming service, HBO Max, has decided to order 10 episodes straight to series based on the story of Ifemelu, a young Nigerian woman who is forced to come to terms with the color of her skin when moving to the United States for college.

“Americanah has been a passion project for me since I read Chimamanda’s beautiful novel in 2013,” Nyong’o said. “It’s a tale that is simultaneously timely and timeless. HBO Max is the perfect partner to bring this profound and celebrated story to life, and I’m thrilled that Danai will bring to the project her intelligence, wit, and understanding of the stories and the worlds of Americanah.”

Nyong’o will star in the lead role of Ifemelu, with Gurira taking on showrunning duties. Both Black Panther stars will also executive produce.

The post Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira are Adapting “Americanah” appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

The character played by Danai Gurira is a big deal in Wakanda and is scheduled to appear in Avengers: Endgame. Especially since she’s in the trailer.

But, it appears, that Danai’s single-second appearance of bad-assery, may have skipped Marvel’s mind when it came to the film’s poster.

Despite being present in the movie’s poster amidst Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, and Brie Larson, Marvel forgot to put her name at the top!

Fans of the series took to Twitter to voice their disapproval over Danai’s absence, especially as she is one of the few Marvel characters of colour.

The franchise corrected the error a few hours later by releasing a new poster with “Danai Gurira” slotted between Karen Gillan and Bradley Cooper.

“She should have been up there the whole time,” Marvel wrote on its Twitter account.

Let’s hope Okoye spares them her wrath.

The post Marvel Corrects “Avengers” Poster Following an Important Absence appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.