We cannot wait for this
Words – C. Molly Smith
From the editors of HelloGiggles
Sometimes, the internet makes dreams come true and rallies together for a common, wonderful cause — and that’s exactly the case with the Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o buddy movie that’s now in the works, according to Entertainment Weekly. Needless to say, we are SO excited.
The dynamic duo are set to co-star in a project — hold your horses, because this gets even better — that’s directed by Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time), with Issa Rae (Insecure) in negotiations to write.
Netflix picked up the project at the Cannes Film Festival, surely much to the dismay of multiple other interested parties. Please excuse us while we hyperventilate into a bag to cope with all of the feels.
You have Twitter to thank for the forthcoming masterpiece. It all started with a user calling attention to a photo of the Grammy winner and Oscar winner sitting side by side at the Miu Miu Fall/Winter runway show at the Paris Fashion Week 2014, catalysing a phenomenon.
That prompted a response from another user, who we should all be bowing down to right about now for the brilliance that is this observation.
Rihanna looks like she scams rich white men and lupita is the computer smart best friend that helps plan the scans https://t.co/PhWs1xd3nj
— WHOOPHERASSKOURTNI (@1800SADGAL) April 18, 2017
Another user then chimed in, suggesting a film should be made. Twitter soon rallied support, but what happened next is what will blow your mind.
I'm down if you are @rihanna https://t.co/vwHBWeCbFZ
— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 21, 2017
I'm in Pit'z https://t.co/Kz0o3lBEmL
— Rihanna (@rihanna) April 23, 2017
@MikelleStreet @rihanna Lights set. Camera's up. Ready to call action for these #queens. ? pic.twitter.com/NVgqpFeTnu
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 24, 2017
@dvrrxll @rihanna pic.twitter.com/XG2WMribGJ
— Issa Rae (@IssaRae) April 23, 2017
The verdict is still out on how true the project will be to the original idea, Entertainment Weekly reports, but whatever direction it goes we’re sure it’ll be a-mazing.
The outlet adds that Rae is reportedly already writing the screenplay and the studio is aiming to kick off production in 2018, when DuVernay frees up.
You know what that means? Official countdown begins now, because this cannot come soon enough.
