Issa Rae movie 'The Lovebirds' heading straight to Netflix

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New romantic comedy The Lovebirds will forgo a theatrical release and debut exclusively on Netflix on May 22.The movie, which sees Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani embark on a wild journey to solve a murder mystery, had been scheduled to hit theatres on April 3, but will instead go straight to streaming next month, amid the coronavirus pandemic.In a video call posted on Tuesday to their Twitter accounts, Rae and Nanjiani bantered as they announced that Paramount Pictures will release the movie for fans in lockdown during the public health crisis.“I’m so glad I didn’t ignore this FaceTime call,” Rae joked, as she shared a link to the video.The romantic comedy is one of many movies that were slated for theatrical release this spring, but have