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Lupita Nyong’o apologises for doppelgänger voice in new movie 'Us'

Lupita Nyong’o has issued an apology after revealing that she drew inspiration of her character in Us from a disability condition. PHOTO| NYT

What you need to know:

  • In several interviews while promoting the movie, the actor said she used a condition called spasmodic dysphonia to help her voice the character Red in horror movie.
  • Spasmodic dysphonia is a neurological disorder that causes involuntary spasms of the larynx.

Award winning actor, Lupita Nyong’o has issued an apology after revealing that she drew inspiration of her character in Us from a disability condition.

In the new horror film, Nyong’o plays two characters, Adelaide Wilson and Red, that latter of whom is an evil doppelgänger hell-bent on bloody revenge.