That Rihanna And Lupita Movie Could Really Be Happening And 2017 Is Saved

    And the winner of Best Picture at the Academy Awards 2018 is...

    Ben Henry
    by Ben Henry

    BuzzFeed Staff

    So last week, Twitter did its thing and made up a movie from a – frankly iconic – picture of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o.

    ash @blaquepink

    A picture for the history books

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    And yes, the idea was as amazing as you'd expect.

    k @1800SADGAL

    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

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    Then things took a turn when Lupita actually clocked the tweet and gave Rih a heads up.

    Twitter: @Lupita_Nyongo

    It took a couple of days, and we thought our hopes and dreams were nothing but wishful thinking...but Rihanna finally popped up on the TL.

    Twitter: @rihanna

    There was a brief moment of confusion when people were like, Wait what's "Pit'z"? but that was quickly cleared up.

    Twitter: @rihanna

    And Lupit'z was clearly a fan of her new nickname.

    Twitter: @Lupita_Nyongo

    So, our hopes and dreams are now off the ground and walking – and obviously we need to get some people on board. Twitter user @dvrrxll had an idea that Rihanna endorsed with an RT.

    Twitter: @dvrrxll

    PLOT TWIST: Our hopes and dreams are now jogging because Issa Rae, aka the creator of Insecure, is also on board.

    Issa Rae @IssaRae

    @dvrrxll @rihanna

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    And what started off as a little dot of an idea suddenly became a real possibility. Like, FUCK, THIS COULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN FOR REAL THO.

    Twitter: @rihanna

    So let's just recap: ATM we have a plot, actresses, and a writer. Might need a director now, right?

    Mikelle Street @MikelleStreet

    @rihanna So @ava, your turn

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    Our hopes and dreams have now broken out into a full-blown Usain Bolt sprint at this point because Ava DuVernay was just waiting to call action.

    Ava DuVernay @ava

    @MikelleStreet @rihanna Lights set. Camera's up. Ready to call action for these #queens. 👑

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    Ava's been nominated for the Academy Award and even won a BAFTA for Best Documentary. LEGENDS ONLY.

    And finally, Yara Shahidi, who stars in Black-ish, also wants in on what can only be described as a movie filled with BLACK. GIRL. MAGIC.

    Yara shahidi @YaraShahidi

    Can I please be the protégée that is only a cameo in the first movie, but who's character comes to fruition in the… https://t.co/CwtlKIxOwF

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    Obviously Twitter had to take it one step further, and there's now an entire Twitter thread story doing the TL rounds.

    X @XLNB

    Rihanna: "Target..." Lupita: "Two rows down.Mr. Fox Welsh.Tall.Handsome.Recently divorced. Net Worth: 600 million"… https://t.co/YmzDImsYBm

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    And it also turns out that this story has actually been doing the rounds on Tumblr for two years, so it's about GODDAMN TIME THIS HAPPENED.

    WHEW. That was exhausting. Hopes and dreams have really done their exercise today. TBH, I smell an Oscar already.

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