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Actress Lupita Nyong'o shares the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of her iconic green gown from the 'Black Panther' casino scene and how she convinced director Ryan Coogler to let her use her heels as a weapon.

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00:00There's Nakia in the casino in South Korea.
00:05Oh, I loved this outfit.
00:07I loved working with Ruth on these costumes.
00:11I wanted to wear heels, and Ryan, he wasn't for the heels,
00:15because he was really interested in us as females
00:18being more grounded and down-to-earth,
00:22and heels are a very impractical thing to take into battle.
00:25I made a suggestion and said, listen, what if I wear heels,
00:30and then, as part of the fight, I use my heels as a weapon?
00:35And that's how I won Ryan over, and he was like,
00:37okay, let's see how that works.
00:39So we had to work in this heel hurling moment into the scene,
00:45and that made me feel the baddest I felt playing a role.
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