The Oscar winner looked absolutely stunning on the
red carpet outside the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, wearing a
custom J. Crew lime green top and a shimmering, swinging, multi-slit
metallic skirt.
The 33-year-old star later covered up against the crisp evening air in a denim jacket, and posed with her 12-year-old co-star, Neel Sethi.
Nyong'o spoke with ET's Cameron Mathison at the
premiere where she opened up about her connection to the beloved
original animated Jungle Book from 1967, and even sang some of the film's iconic tune, "The Bare Necessities."
"Jungle Book was definitely a part of my
childhood," Nyong'o shared. "I loved Mowgli and the freedom with which
he seemed to live his life. He'd swing from vine to vine and he had all
these cool animal friends and he went on an adventure to find out where
he belonged. And I just really identified with that and wished that I
could experience such freedom."
In Disney's new retelling
of the iconic stories of Rudyard Kipling, Nyong'o plays Raksha, an
Indian wolf who raises Mowgli [Sethi], an orphan human baby, as her own
cub.
"I just absolutely love that world," Nyong'o told ET, "and a part of me thought that I ought to live there."
Disney's live-action reimagining of The Jungle Book hits theaters April 15.
Post a Comment