She recently revealed she ‘had to go to some dark places’ for her dual role in Us, Jordan Peele’s nightmarish follow-up to Get Out.
And Lupita Nyong’o once again embraced the thriller’s dark vibe when attending the film’s UK premiere at Picturehouse Central on Shaftesbury Avenue, London.
The Black Panther actress , 36, lived up to her billing as one of Hollywood’s foremost fashionistas as she donned a shimmering plaid frock with a daring thigh-high split and a deep plunging v-neck.
Putting on a leggy display, the Oscar-winning actress completed her glamorous ensemble with a pair of gold strappy heels as she posed up a storm during her red carpet appearance.
Adding to her chilling vibe, Lupita accented her gorgeous eyes with eerie red contacts, while highlighting her cheeks in a bright pink blush.
The 12 Years A Slave star rounded off her makeup with dark smokey eyes to match her plump lips and styled her luscious locks in bouncy curls.
Letting her horror-inspired outfit do the talking, the actress kept her accessories to a minimum, opting for dainty white earrings.
Us, which also stars Winston Duke and Elizabeth Moss, follows a family who are enjoying a vacation at the beach, but their serenity quickly turns to chaos when a group of horrifying doppelgängers begin to terrorise them.
Speaking on Ellen on Wednesday, Lupita said that it was such a challenge playing the two contrasting characters that she would take naps in between filming.
She explained: ‘They’re very different, they’re diametrically opposed to each other but they’re also connected, so I had to go to some dark places within myself to find the doppelgänger, Red.
‘[I had to] do a crazy voice that was a lot fun to create and I enjoyed the experience. I spent a lot of time between takes sleeping just trying to catch up with myself.’
The actress added: ‘You never meet your scene partner which is a challenge of its own, someone who’s just an eye line or sometimes a green cross on the wall.’
Director Jordan Peele, who’s married to actress Chelsea Peretti, 41, became the first ever African-American screenwriter to win Best Original Screenplay last year for Get Out.
During a chat with AnOther in February, the Kenyan-Mexican actress opened up about being a big fan of filmmaker Jordan Peele, even before his Get Out days.
She said matter-of-factly: ‘I’d walk off a cliff for Jordan Peele. I was madly in love with the mind of Jordan from the Key & Peele days, and I remember putting him on my “one day I’ll work with” list.’
Lupita explained that once she saw Peele’s directorial debut, Get Out, she was even more determined to collaborate.
‘Then I saw Get Out,’ the star said. ‘I saw it in the cinema five times in one month. I was just so fascinated by it.’