It’s the second you’ve all been ready for: Rihanna’s long-awaited return to music… as a Smurf. Paramount Photos has unveiled the primary trailer for its upcoming animated film Smurfs, during which the pop star voices Smurfette and covers Belinda Carlisle’s 1987 pop basic “Heaven Is a Place on Earth.” Together with a sneak peek on the movie’s plot and forged, the trailer additionally features a particular introduction to the clip by Rihanna as her regular human self, and in a while guarantees extra “new music from Rihanna.” Watch it beneath.
Along with starring in Smurfs, Rihanna additionally produced the movie and wrote unique songs for the soundtrack. “I attempted to get the Papa Smurf position, however it didn’t work out,” Rihanna joked again in 2023 when asserting her participation within the movie at a CinemaCon occasion. That is simply the newest film half she’s secured in her appearing profession, following onscreen roles in Ocean’s 8, Battleship, This Is the Finish, and Infantile Gambino’s Guava Island.
Directed by Chris Miller and Matt Landon, Smurfs hits theaters on July 18. It additionally stars John Goodman, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, Sandra Oh, Amy Sedaris, Nick Kroll, and Kurt Russell, amongst others. Although the franchise is identical, Smurfs differs from 2011’s The Smurfs (starring Katy Perry as Smurfette) and 2017’s Smurfs: The Misplaced Village (starring Demi Lovato as Smurfette).
In comparison with her big 2023, Rihanna, now the mom of two children with A$AP Rocky, has stayed out of the highlight recently. That yr, she headlined the Super Bowl halftime show and gave updates on her still-unreleased new album. Rihanna additionally performed her Black Panther: Wakanda Forever single “Lift Me Up” at the Oscars and earned a nomination for Finest Authentic Music; the Academy Award went to M.M. Keeravani and Chandrabose for RRR’s “Naatu Naatu” as a substitute.
Examine Rihanna’s ANTI at No. 12 in “The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s.”
