Those weird '4:44' ads actually tease a Mahershala Ali and Lupita Nyong’o film

A Tidal x Sprint partnership.

Tidal put all 4:44 rumors to rest when a trailer for a new film aired during Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night.

While it's unfortunate that 4:44 doesn't seem to mean a new Jay-Z album is imminent, or any of these theories, it does mean that we will get a mysterious project from a Tidal and Sprint partnership, starring Academy Award winning actors Mahershala Ali, Lupita Nyong’o, and Danny Glover.

In the trailer, Ali is intensely smacking a punching bag that Glover holds. The black and white trailer doesn't show Nyong’o, and while there isn't much more information, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure promises more information will be available today on sprint.tidal.com.

Mashable has reached out to Tidal and will update this post with new information accordingly.

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