Now That Rihanna and Lupita Are On Board, Let’s Make This Movie

A movie starring Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o? Yes, please. I don't need to know what it's about. But Lupita's impeccable acting skills, Rihanna's allure and "no f*cks given" attitude are everything I need to sit and watch the both of them for two hours. But apparently, there is an idea on the table. And it started on Twitter. It began when this Twitter user reminisced on this iconic photograph.

A picture for the history books pic.twitter.com/OgxAGZMn4Z

— ash (@blaquepink) April 18, 2017

From there, another user wrote this:

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

— k (@1800SADGAL) April 18, 2017

From there, it just spiraled into something the culture needs, with stars and eventually, Rihanna and Lupita themselves weighing in on the topic.See how it went down.

I didn't know I wanted this. pic.twitter.com/Y20iCOwELR

— Issa Rae (@IssaRae) April 19, 2017

Apparently though, the idea is even older than this past week. In 2014, someone drew this illustration.

@eXOlence @IssaRae @dvrrxll @rihanna She actually "appropriated" the tweet from a much older one. And that person originally wrote the caption on Tumblr. Been around since 2014, pic.twitter.com/7vXmMjZ2U2

— Rhonda (@phlygerl) April 24, 2017

' Then Lupita responded.

I'm down if you are @rihanna https://t.co/vwHBWeCbFZ

— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 21, 2017

Helen Estabrook, known for her production work on the Academy nominated film Whiplash, expressed her interest.

.@Lupita_Nyongo @rihanna I will more than happily produce this movie

— helen estabrook (@helenestabrook) April 21, 2017

Then Rihanna came through.

I'm in Pit'z https://t.co/Kz0o3lBEmL

— Rihanna (@rihanna) April 23, 2017

So who would write the script? Issa Rae of course.

Next up: @IssaRae. https://t.co/OxqnszL57N

— Darrell. (@dvrrxll) April 23, 2017

And apparently, Issa is here for it too.

@dvrrxll @rihanna pic.twitter.com/XG2WMribGJ

— Issa Rae (@IssaRae) April 23, 2017

And y'all Rih Rih was serious.

Issa possibility https://t.co/QrqjSFJ73f

— Rihanna (@rihanna) April 23, 2017

And you already know who would direct.

@MikelleStreet @rihanna Lights set. Camera's up. Ready to call action for these #queens. pic.twitter.com/NVgqpFeTnu

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) April 24, 2017

I hope our faves aren't playing because we're ready. Veronica Wells is the culture editor at MadameNoire.com. She is also the author of “Bettah Days.” You can follow her on Facebook and on Instagram and Twitter @VDubShrug.

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