In an interesting trilogy of featured Star Wars women, Moses Ingram – fresh off her turn as Reva in Obi-Wan Kenobi – is set to replace Lupita Nyong’o – Maz Kanata – in starring alongside Padme Amidala herself Natalie Portman in the Apple TV adaptation of the best selling novel Lady In The Lake.
Moses Ingram is set to join the upcoming Apple TV+ drama Lady in the Lake for a role that was previously held by Star Wars’ latter-day trilogy co-star Lupita Nyong’o until the Black Panther sequel actress bowed out earlier in 2022. The series will be led by Natalie Portman, meaning Ingram is going from working alongside Darth Vader to working with Anakin’s on-screen SO, which seems like quite the one-of-a-kind situation.
Lady in the Lake, which is currently in production, is an adaptation of Laura Lippman’s best-selling novel of the same name. Taking place in Baltimore during the 1960s, the story centers on a housewife and mother, Maddie Schwartz, who is inspired by a local unsolved murder to turn her life around as an investigative journalist. This change in course causes Maddie to putt heads with another hard-working mother, Cleo Sherwood, who balances working multiple jobs to keep her family afloat, while also putting her efforts to advocate for the city’s Black progressive push.
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 12: Moses Ingram attends the photocall for the new Disney+ limited series “Obi Wan Kenobi” at the Corinthia Hotel on May 12, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney) Obi-Wan Kenobi will be exclusively available on Disney+ from May 27.
Moses Ingram will be starring as Cleo, with Natalie Portman taking on the role of Maddie, and this should be quite the intriguing and emotionally straining project for the Reva actress to take following the racially motivated trolling and harassment she faced before and after Obi-Wan Kenobi premiered. It’s definitely understandable why such a project would draw her interest, and even beyond all of the personal motivations, this kind of project seems destined for critical acclaim and awards attention, which will hopefully equate to big viewership numbers, allowing the show’s message to spread.
Lady in the Lake was created by Alma Har’el, best known for directing 2019’s Shia LaBeouf drama Honey Boy. Har’el will also be directing the news series, as well taking on executive producer duties alongside Natalie Portman. Other cast members for the streaming drama include Stranger Things star Brett Gelman, Insecure vet Y’lan Noel, and Better Things’ Mikey Madison.
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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In an interesting trilogy of featured Star Wars women, Moses Ingram – fresh off her turn as Reva in Obi-Wan Kenobi – is set to replace Lupita Nyong’o – Maz Kanata – in starring alongside Padme Amidala herself Natalie Portman in the Apple TV adaptation of the best selling novel Lady In The Lake.
Moses Ingram is set to join the upcoming Apple TV+ drama Lady in the Lake for a role that was previously held by Star Wars’ latter-day trilogy co-star Lupita Nyong’o until the Black Panther sequel actress bowed out earlier in 2022. The series will be led by Natalie Portman, meaning Ingram is going from working alongside Darth Vader to working with Anakin’s on-screen SO, which seems like quite the one-of-a-kind situation.
Lady in the Lake, which is currently in production, is an adaptation of Laura Lippman’s best-selling novel of the same name. Taking place in Baltimore during the 1960s, the story centers on a housewife and mother, Maddie Schwartz, who is inspired by a local unsolved murder to turn her life around as an investigative journalist. This change in course causes Maddie to putt heads with another hard-working mother, Cleo Sherwood, who balances working multiple jobs to keep her family afloat, while also putting her efforts to advocate for the city’s Black progressive push.
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 12: Moses Ingram attends the photocall for the new Disney+ limited series “Obi Wan Kenobi” at the Corinthia Hotel on May 12, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney) Obi-Wan Kenobi will be exclusively available on Disney+ from May 27.
Moses Ingram will be starring as Cleo, with Natalie Portman taking on the role of Maddie, and this should be quite the intriguing and emotionally straining project for the Reva actress to take following the racially motivated trolling and harassment she faced before and after Obi-Wan Kenobi premiered. It’s definitely understandable why such a project would draw her interest, and even beyond all of the personal motivations, this kind of project seems destined for critical acclaim and awards attention, which will hopefully equate to big viewership numbers, allowing the show’s message to spread.
Lady in the Lake was created by Alma Har’el, best known for directing 2019’s Shia LaBeouf drama Honey Boy. Har’el will also be directing the news series, as well taking on executive producer duties alongside Natalie Portman. Other cast members for the streaming drama include Stranger Things star Brett Gelman, Insecure vet Y’lan Noel, and Better Things’ Mikey Madison.
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
If you would like to hear from the actress, Lupita Nyong’o, who portrayed Maz Kanata in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, then head along to this years BFI London Film Festival on the 14th October for her Screen Talk.
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