It all started with one Twitter user dubbed “@1800SADGAL” calling for a heist movie where Rihanna would play the “tough-as-nails leader/master thief”, with Lupita Nyong’o portraying “the genius computer hacker.”
During the Cannes Film Festival, Netflix actually picked up this project, which will star both actresses with Ava DuVernay set to direct from a script by Insecure creator Issa Rae.
Entertainment Weekly reports that Netflix closed a deal for the concept of this Meme Movie, which still doesn’t have a title, during a “dramatic negotiation session.”
Several Twitter users then reached out to both director Ava DuVernay and writer Issa Rae, who both confirmed on the social media platform that they were on board.