Maz Kanata was introduced to Star Wars as a friend of Han Solo in Star ... Episode IX also includes prominent actors Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, and Billy Dee Williams. Star Wars: The Rise of ...

Read more: The Entire Star Wars Story Finally Explained Best known for her performances in films like "12 Years a Slave" and "Non-Stop" prior to her role as Maz Kanata, fans were excited to see ...

She may be small in stature, but wizened alien spitfire Maz Kanata had a big role in last year’s mega-hit film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. “Maz Kanata’s clearly seen much and done more ...

Recently, Lupita Nyong’o, who plays the wizened, friendly alien Maz Kanata, revealed the surprising news that she hadn’t yet gotten in the ping-pong ball suit for Star Wars: Episode VIII.

So says the thousand-plus year-old Maz Kanata (Lupita Nyong’o) to Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens ... brilliantly because you had all the main actors running up and then Maz does her ...

There won’t be enough Star Wars until one character gets the spotlight: Maz Kanata. For Lupita Nyong’o’s birthday, I want to give her the gift of… well, asking her to do more work.

In an interview with his hometown newspaper, Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams revealed that the inspiration for the bespectacled female pirate, Maz Kanata, came from his late high ...