Rihanna & Lupita Nyong'o teaming up for a movie is a meme come true

Rihanna & Lupita Nyong'o are teaming up for a movie after fans rallied for it to happen after a fashion week appearance sparked a meme...

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Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o are set to star in a buddy movie for director Ava DuVernay after a tweet of the two went viral.

It all started when the two were pictured together at a Miu Miu fashion show in 2014, which was then used as part of a joke movie pitch on Twitter in April.

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“Rihanna looks like she scams rich white men and lupita is the computer smart best friend that helps plan the scans,” read the tweet.

Both stars then expressed interest in the idea on Twitter.

The movie, which might be for a Netflix release, is looking to be out in 2018. Watch this space.

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