Trevor Noah Biopic BORN A CRIME To Star Lupita Nyong'o

According to Variety, the film based on Trevor Noah's autobiography BORN A CRIME will star Academy Award winning actress Lupita Nyong'o. She will portry the role of Noah's mother. Read more about it from Variety here!

Born in South Africa to a black South African mother and a white European father, Noah has hosted numerous television shows including South Africa's music, television and film awards, and two seasons of his own late night talk show, "Tonight with Trevor Noah."

Lupita Nyong'o is known for her roles in BLACK PANTHER, 12 YEARS A SLAVE (Academy Award), STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, and STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI.

In November 2016, Trevor released his first book "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood," which was an instant New York Times bestseller. Additionally, his performance on the Born a Crime audiobook was Audible's highest rated audiobook of 2016, and has remained one of the top selling titles on Audible since its release. The book also recently received two NAACP Image Awards, one for Outstanding Literary Work by a Debut Author and another for Outstanding Literary Work in the Biography/Auto-Biography category. The book is collection of personal stories about growing up in South AFRICA during the last gasps of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that came with its demise. Already known for his incisive social and political commentary, here Noah turns his focus inward, giving readers an intimate look at the world that shaped him.

These are true stories, sometimes dark, occasionally bizarre, frequently tender, and always hilarious. Whether subsisting on caterpillars during months of extreme poverty or making comically hapless attempts at teenage romance, from the time he was thrown in jail to the time he was thrown from a speeding car driven by murderous gangsters, the experiences covered in this book will shock and amaze, even as they leave you rolling on the floor with laughter. The audiobook version performed by Trevor Noah is currently available from Audible Studios.

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