It's Happening: Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o in a Film Scripted by Issa Rae & Directed By Ava DuVernay
Photo Credit: PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 05: (L-R) Actress Lea Seydoux, Margot Robbie, singer Rihanna, actresses Lupita Nyong'o and Elizabeth Olsen attend the Miu Miu show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2014-2015 on March 5, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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It's Happening: Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o in a Film Scripted by Issa Rae & Directed By Ava DuVernay

Tambay Obenson Tambay Obenson

May 22, 2017

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 05: (L-R) Actress Lea Seydoux, Margot Robbie, singer Rihanna, actresses Lupita Nyong'o and Elizabeth Olsen attend the Miu Miu show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2014-2015 on March 5, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Rihanna, Lupita Nyong’o attend the Miu Miu show as part of the Paris Fashion Week on March 5, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

So it’s actually happening! Yes indeed folks… what a time to be alive, right?

In brief, it’s an idea that began as a Twitter suggestion when the above 2014 photo of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o went viral, thanks to the below tweet.

It would inspire many thousands of retweets and calls for the idea to become an actual movie, with Ava DuVernay directing from a script by Issa Rae.

And now it’s becoming a reality!

Netflix has reportedly picked up the project with the above 4 names attached (although Issa Rae is said to be “in talks” to write the screenplay”).

Apparently it was a hot property, as Entertainment Weekly (who broke the story at Cannes) reports, stating that Netflix made “a very aggressive bid,” beating out several other interested parties. Although Netflix has yet to confirm any of this, so we’re going strictly on Entertainment Weekly’s report. However, they are certainly a reputable source, so I have no reason to believe that this isn’t true.

The picture that started it all was taken during a Miu Miu fashion show that both Rihanna and Nyong’o attended in 2014.

A 2018 production start date is reportedly eyed.

One question that immediately comes to mind is whether the lady who originated the idea via her above tweet should/will receive any compensation for inspiring the whole project. This could be one of those precedent-setting situations.

Stay tuned for updates and any further confirmation on this…

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