— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) April 21, 2017 Naturally her followers freaked the f*ck out over the possibility of a Joanne the Scammer -level plot involving the two. Lupita Nyong’o recently discussed some information about her developing project with Rihanna, and spoke to E!News about the concept. Vogue Daily. Rihanna has undertaken some creative endeavors in the past, like founding her own company, Fenty Beauty, so she appears to be a great person to partner up with for new projects. Learn more about her life and career. Netflix's next big movie is inspired by this viral photo of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o New, 8 comments Ava DuVernay will direct, and Insecure star Issa Rae is in talks to write This movie sounds perfect, and if Hollywood executives aren't rushing to … Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o are about to star in an Ava DuVernay-directed Netflix series, with Issa Rae in talks to write the script. Her other notable films included Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Queen of Katwe (2016), and Black Panther (2018). The internet can giveth and taketh away. Topics 10 Best Dressed Lupita Nyong'o Rihanna Sienna Miller. Lupita Nyong’o, Kenyan actress who won an Academy Award for her film debut in 12 Years a Slave (2013). Today, it did the former. Thank you internet! Per Lupita Nyong'o, she and Rihanna are working on something! Well, now it’s real. Lupita Nyong'o is not spilling much about her wildly anticipated heist film with Rihanna, except to say it will be a movie of the people. Ava DuVernay is on board to direct, while Issa Rae is in talks to write. The best new culture, style, and beauty stories from Vogue, delivered … Twitter may have helped Donald Trump get elected, but you can’t say that the microblogging service hasn’t done anything good for the world.Today, in what might be the internet hive mind’s most remarkable achievement, EW reports the Rihanna/Lupita Nyong’o team-up film that started as a meme is becoming a reality. Remember when a single tweet of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o at a 2014 Miu Miu show released a thousand ships and the internet was dying for a buddy movie? Thank you internet! Lupita Nyong'o Talks Playing Two Characters in "Us" In case you didn't know, Lupita Nyong'o and Rihanna are collaborating on a top secret project. Naturally, many are eager to hear all about it. Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o want to play best friends who come up with schemes to scam rich white men.