A picture for the history books pic.twitter.com/OgxAGZMn4Z
— ash (@blaquepink) April 18, 2017
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
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
@Lupita_Nyongo @rihanna Please can @ava get in on this? This would be epic #BlackGirlMagic ?
— CarolynH. (@CarrieCnh12) April 21, 2017
@rihanna So @ava, your turn pic.twitter.com/YGJbNI5jLz
— Mikelle Street (@MikelleStreet) 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
Netflix wins again! https://t.co/wlNVPN6YUQ
— Shadow And Act (@shadowandact) May 22, 2017
Yes! What A Time To Be Alive. Also, very much available for a cameo, ummkay. @ava, @IssaRae, @netflix https://t.co/mPv8WXPqif
— Tessa Thompson (@TessaThompson_x) May 22, 2017
Exclusive: It’s happening! @Rihanna and @Lupita_Nyongo will LITERALLY costar in a buddy movie by @Ava DuVernay: https://t.co/Mz8k2cT5fH pic.twitter.com/Xev716aLt5
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) May 22, 2017
@1800SADGAL lol you could be the reason a tweet becomes a movie
— Kenny Jones (@relientkenny) April 21, 2017
@relientkenny If I am that would honestly be wild
— WHOOPHERASSKOURTNI (@1800SADGAL) April 21, 2017
@EW @rihanna @Lupita_Nyongo @ava So all of #BlackTwitter are receiving producer credit on this right?
— Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) May 22, 2017
So there you have it. The full story.
Netflix will produce a Buddy-heist movie starring Lupita Nyong’o and Rihanna, based on a script written by Issa Rae, directed by Ava DuVernay.