Our Prayers Worked: Rihanna & Lupita Nyong'o Are Starring in a Movie Together

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Drop whatever it is you're doing and brace yourself for this AH-MAZING news: Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o are reportedly going to be starring in a movie together!

According to Shadow & Act, the Grammy-winning pop star and the Oscar-winning actress will actually get to share the silver screen, after a tweet mentioning an idea for a movie starring the two went viral in April.

\u201cRihanna looks like she scams rich white men and lupita is the computer smart best friend that helps plan the scans https://t.co/PhWs1xd3nj\u201d
— akame (@akame) 1492545108

\u201cA picture for the history books\u201d
— ash (@ash) 1492544584

As if the news of this wasn't cool enough, Insecure star, writer, and creator Issa Rae is in talks to write the script, and Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay is set to direct!

Although it is way too early for a set premiere date, according to Entertainment Weekly, the project will be dropping on Netflix sometime in the near future, especially since production is supposed to start next year!

Long story short: our prayers have been answered. We can't wait for Rih and Lupita to slay it, together!

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Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.