Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o will finally star in a film together 3 years after fans called for the duo to co-star in a film.
Entertainment Weekly revealed that, after a dramatic negotiation session at the Cannes Film Festival, Netflix has nabbed a film project pairing Grammy winner Rihanna with Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, in a concept that began as a Twitter sensation.
Ava DuVernay (Selma) will direct, and Issa Rae (Insecure) is writing the screenplay.
The project began as an online meme when the photo below,a shot that was taken in 2014 of the two women in the front row of a Miu Miu fashion show went viral, prompting calls to turn it into a movie.
According to sources, Netflix landed the project in a very aggressive bid, beating out multiple other suitors. Netflix had no comment.