--- description: Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o are on board for a movie concept starring the two of them that went viral on Twitter over the weekend. title: Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o Are Into the Internet's Movie Idea image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o Are On Board For This Movie That The Internet Made Up  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2017 3:12 PM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2017 3:12 PM CUT While Twitter has blessed us with everything from [the mannequin challenge](http://time.com/4566455/black-lives-matter-mannequin-challenge/ "undefined") to [the intrepid tale of a brave Times Square Olive Garden manager](http://time.com/4748294/olive-garden-twitter/ "undefined"), the social media platform might have peaked when one user came up with the concept for the movie of our dreams starring [Lupita Nyong’o](http://time.com/4556483/lupita-nyongo-lip-sync-battle-whatta-man/ "undefined") and [Rihanna](http://time.com/4746220/rihanna-fenty-puma-video/ "undefined") that earned not only a co-sign from the actress and singer, but also from entertainment notables such as [Issa Rae](http://time.com/collection-post/4574019/american-voices-issa-rae/ "undefined") and [Ava DuVernay](http://time.com/4662871/ava-duvernay-13th-documentary-interview/ "undefined"). It all began when Twitter user @blaquepink posted a photo of Lupita and Ri Ri sitting next to each other at the Miu Miu runway show during Paris Fashion Week in 2014. > [](https://twitter.com/blaquepink/status/854420031479971846) Then, Twitter user @1800SADGAL posited the idea for the film that we all need, starring Rihanna and Lupita, in a tweet that’s now gone viral. > [](https://twitter.com/1800SADGAL/status/854422228024406016) It inspired fan art. > [](https://twitter.com/biselinakyle/status/855255734384300032) And approval from both Lupita and Rihanna. > [](https://twitter.com/Lupita%5FNyongo/status/855254458359586816) > [](https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/856283883498819584) > [](https://twitter.com/Lupita%5FNyongo/status/856299868230438912) As if that wasn’t approval enough, everyone from Issa Rae to Ava DuVernay offered their support to the imaginary project. > [](https://twitter.com/IssaRae/status/854715438478970880) > [](https://twitter.com/helenestabrook/status/855474368117219328) > [](https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/856293810799874048) > [](https://twitter.com/ava/status/856318715968634881) Does this mean that this dream of a project could actually be a reality? Time will tell. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4752456/rihanna-lupita-nyongo-movie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4752456/rihanna-lupita-nyongo-movie/"},"headline":"Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o Are On Board For This Movie That The Internet Made Up","datePublished":"2017-04-24T15:12:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:43:04.205Z","description":"Name a more iconic duo","url":"https://time.com/4752456/rihanna-lupita-nyongo-movie/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","Lupita Nyong'o","Rihanna"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4752456/rihanna-lupita-nyongo-movie/","name":"Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o Are On Board For This Movie That The Internet Made Up"}}]}] ```