Rihanna, Lupita Nyong'o to star in a film based on a Twitter sensationMay 23, 2017 - 13:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Fans will finally see Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o as buddies in one movie. Entertainment Weekly reports that Netflix has nabbed the untitled Rihanna / Lupita Nyong'o project after a "dramatic negotiation session" at the Cannes Film Festival, AceShowbiz said. The concept of the movie surfaced when a photo of Rihanna and Nyong'o at a Miu Miu fashion show went viral online, particularly on Twitter. A Twitter user called @1800SADGAL wrote, "Rihanna looks like she scams rich white men and lupita is the computer smart best friend that helps plan the scans." A massive number of users were cheered by the idea and later prompted calls for turning it into a movie. The users even went as far as asking Ava DuVernay, "A Wrinkle in Time" helmer, to direct the potential flick. They also asked screenwriter Issa Rae to pen it. Thankfully, the four women soon responded to the requests, with Nyong'o tweeting, "I'm down if you are @rihanna" and Rihanna replying, "I'm in Pit'z." DuVernay and Rae also gave positive responses to the project. Later on, reps for Rae told Vanity Fair that the original Twitter users who imagined the concept for this film would be credited and included in some form. Sources say Rae has started working on the script, with the studio eyeing a 2018 production start after DuVernay completes her current film. Rihanna will next be seen in "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" and "Ocean's Eight". Nyong'o, meanwhile, will reprise her role as Maz Kanata in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" and will make an appearance in "Black Panther". Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |