Watch: Lupita Nyong'o Tells Ellen DeGeneres She Didn't Know She Was Auditioning For STAR WARS

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show that aired on Tuesday to talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Interestingly enough, the week she received her award was the same week when the actress’ audition for Star Wars took place. But what is even more interesting is that Nyong’o did not even know that director J.J. Abrams was auditioning her for the biggest movie of the year.

During the conversation with Ellen DeGeneres, Lupita shares that:

“There was a script from something else, you know they give you a substitute script… I remember crouching around and I was using my hands as a gun, I remember that. […]It was two months later and I was in Morocco on holiday and he called me at my hotel and said, I have this motion capture role that I’m considering you for are you interested in doing motion capture and I said, yes, please.”

In the movie Nyong’o’s has the motion-pictured role of Maz Kanata – a CGI-enhanced pirate queen.

Source: HNGN