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`The 355` star Lupita Nyong`o reveals why she gravitated towards the female-led spy thriller
`The 355` is a one-of-a-kind spy film starring Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz, Fan Bingbing, Diane Kruger and Lupita Nyong`o in lead roles.
Highlights
- Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong'o played the role of Khadijah, a technology specialist in 'The 355'
- She revealed that she had to go through a lot of physical and mental training for her role
- The spy thriller is directed by Simon Kinberg
New Delhi: Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong'o has starred in critically acclaimed films such as '12 Years A Slave' and 'Us', giving audiences stellar performances each time. Her latest release 'The 355' is no less as it has gripped fans when it released theatrically in the US on January 7 and in India on January 21.
Lupita explained that the female-led espionage thriller is a breakthrough film, filling in the gap of women-centric spy films in the Hollywood industry. In the edge-of-the-seat thriller, Lupita plays an advanced technology specialist Khadijah.
Lupita also revealed what it was that attracted her to the unique role and film. In the same interview, she expressed, "The fact that Jessica Chastain had identified a gap in the espionage thriller genre, she called me and she said can you think of any movies in that genre with females at the helm? I couldn't think of any and so she went about creating a story that gives women a chance to be at the forefront of the espionage game. We know that there have been female spies for the longest of times, that's where the title is from. The first American female spy was referred to as 355, that was her code. So this is a homage to that – to all the women who risked their lives in that industry to make the world a safer place I suppose."
The action-thriller is directed by Simon Kinberg and stars Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Fan Bingbing, Diane Kruger and Lupita Nyong'o. The film revolves around a group of international spies working together on a mission to stop a terror plot and save the world.