Lupita Nyong'o Says Filming 'A Quiet Place' Was "Therapeutic"

Lupita Nyong’o has shared her profound experience while filming 'A Quiet Place: Day One,' revealing how deeply “therapeutic” it was for her. In this intense prequel to the 'Quiet Place' series, Nyong’o portrays Sam, a woman battling cancer who must survive the harrowing first day of an alien invasion. The role offered Nyong’o a unique catharsis, especially poignant due to the tragic loss she experienced in 2020 when her 'Black Panther' co-star, Chadwick Boseman, passed away from colon cancer.

Discussing the role with PEOPLE magazine, Nyong’o opened up about the challenges and emotional depths she had to explore. “It was scary to have to go there,” she admitted, reflecting on her character, who “is really facing their mortality, even before this apocalypse takes place, and whose life is slipping between her fingers.”

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The psychological and emotional demands of the role were significant. “That was daunting to have to go there, psychologically and emotionally,” Nyong’o confessed. However, she found unexpected solace in the process. “In the end, it was actually very therapeutic because I had just experienced not too many years ago the death of Chadwick Boseman, which shook me to my core. I definitely was thinking about that a lot.”

Nyong’o’s reflections on her role also led her to a poignant realisation about life’s fleeting nature. “What I came to realise is that it’s really important to be reminded of our mortality because then we live life just a little more intentionally,” she shared. “When we think we have all the time in the world, we can really take people for granted and experiences for granted.”

Chadwick Boseman’s passing on August 28, 2020, at the age of 43, left a profound impact on those who knew and admired him. Despite his diagnosis in 2016, Boseman kept his illness private, continuing to deliver powerful performances in films such as 'Captain America: Civil War,' 'Marshall,' '21 Bridges,' 'Da 5 Bloods' and of course, 'Black Panther.'