Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o Will Co-Star in Ava DuVernay Directed Netflix Film Thanks to Twitter

The popular streaming service outbid several other players and snagged the project at this year's Cannes Film Festival. In fulfillment of Twitter's prophecy, Ava DuVernay will direct the film and Issa Rae may actually write it.

What makes this project that much more exciting is that it began as a dream scenario made popular by Twitter users. Both Rihanna and Nyong'o were down to collaborate for the gig long before Netflix hopped on board to make the make-believe movie a reality.

"I'm down if you are @rihanna" Nyong'o said.

To which Riri herself replied, "I'm in Pit'z."

Things got even better thereafter when yet another Twitter user chimed in to suggest Issa Rae of HBO's "Insecure" pen the script. Of course, Rae replied with the perfect GIF.

Even Rihanna was down with Rae writing the script; she replied to her GIF saying, "Issa possibility."

Alongside Rae, Twitter suggested that Ava DuVernay direct the whole thing, to which she replied, "Lights set. Camera's up. Ready to call action for these #queens."

Later into the plot development, "Black-ish" star Yara Shahidi dropped into the conversation pleading to have a role in the film that was non-existent at the time.

"Can I please be the protégée that is only a cameo in the first movie, but who's character comes to fruition in the sequel." she said.

It didn't just stop there. Twitter users were so determined to make the film happen that they even reached out to Codeblack, a division of Lionsgate, who also confirmed they were down.

It's times like these we realize the impact of social media. All hail "Riongo".