Female singer Barbados has always experienced herself in many different fields. And Rihanna being in a movie is one of those.
Starting up a music career in 2005, Rihanna immediately gained a foothold in the international music industry through a series of hit songs like Umbrella, Rude boy, Diamonds, Love the way you lie … Achieving countless Successful in her career as a singer, Rihanna seemed to have reached the peak everyone dreamed of.
But with her inherent ‘adventurous’ nature, the Barbados singer has always experienced herself in many different fields. And one of these great experiences is her big-screen roles.
Battleship (2012)
The movie ‘charming’ Rihanna in the film only released the DVD Bring It On: All or Nothing as a guest. But it wasn’t until 2012 that audiences around the world could see Rihanna’s acting talent with her first film role in the blockbuster Battleship.
Talking about her debut cinematic experience, the beautiful singer said that she wants her opening role to be a ‘mission’ for herself to work hard to handle it well. Previously in her hometown of Barbados, Rihanna attended a military school and this certainly helped a lot for her role as Raikes in Battleship. In order to play the role of Cora Raikes, Rihanna had to do a lot of push-ups, along with sandbag exercises of the same weight as the different weapons.
But perhaps the screen with the screen has not come to Rihanna since the first time when the ‘Battleship’ debuted and failed as a movie ‘bomb’ at that time.
Bates Motel (2016)
Rihanna’s portrayal of the legendary peach digger Marion Crane in the television series Bates Motel overshadowed the lead actress Vera Farmiga. Bates Motel is set in a contemporary setting, but has a strong content connection with the classic thriller Psycho (Panic Psychic – 1960). Bates Motel is a prequel to Psycho, which tells the story of the lives of her mother Norma, and her son Norman Bates.
After the news was released, Bates Motel producers Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin had a few words about this choice: ‘We want to make a breakthrough for this legendary role and rebuild it according to New and more interesting ways. We are looking forward to Rihanna’s appearance this time to make a perfect interaction both for nature and fate.’
Rihanna took the invitation to play Marion. It was after the film’s producer read in the newspaper that the Bates Motel series was her favorite series. Therefore, they have ‘own’ the role of Marion how to best suit female singer Rude Boy. The role is short but dramatic, a landmark to the storyline, very suitable for Rihanna to undertake.
In the film, Rihanna plays Marion Crane, a real estate agent. With the intention of running away with the money that the customer deposited to buy a house; she wandered to the motel of Norma Bates and was brutally murdered in the shower in the bathroom. During the filming, she was quite shy about the famous role that was once excelled by actress Janet Leigh in Psycho (1960).
Rihanna could not watch her own hot scene when the movie aired on small screens in the US. Although often appearing hot in music videos, acting as an ‘adult’ in TV dramas will probably still be a memorable experience in the acting career of this 30-year-old singer.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
When director Luc Besson announced the next feature in Valérian was Rihanna; the French filmmaker created a strong buzz on social media. And that’s how the public knows that will be the next star in the science fiction blockbuster project. It has a production budget of nearly $ 200 million.
In early 2017, the animated film Home featuring Rihanna’s voice acting with protagonist Tip received many compliments from experts. Valérian naturally became a great opportunity for ‘Riri’ to continue to try her hand as an actor.
She plays the role of Bubble – a supporting character but occupies quite an important position in the film circuit. Director Luc Besson said Rihanna was his first choice for the role thanks to what she showed on stage. Co-star Dane DeHaan also praised the star’s hard-working attitude.
Based on the French Valérian and Laureline comic series, the film follows the hero Valérian (Dane DeHaan). She is a space-based agent working at Galaxity, the capital of the Terran Empire in the century. 28. Along with female partner Laureline (Cara Delevingne), he has the duty to fight against time-travelers who bring dark plots.
OCEAN’S 8 (2018)
And finally, Rihanna’s 2018 comeback is called OCEAN’S 8. All information about this summer blockbuster movie or role is still unknown. But with the participation of a series of cult stars like Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, … Then OCEAN’S 8 is promised to bring real explosive moments.
This time, Rihanna plays Nine Ball – a computer expert. She acts as a hacker in a utopian ideal of modern female monsters. Rihanna appears in the ‘cool and cool’ pose with her braided scalp hair full of personality. Rihanna’s role became an important link in the century mission, alongside the leader Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock).
