(Daily Mail) – Rihanna made a surprise appearance at CinemaCon Day Four in Las Vegas on Thursday to announce she will voice Smurfette in Paramount’s The Smurfs Movie.
The Lift Me Up hitmaker, 35, who is expecting her second child with rapper A$AP Rocky, strolled onto the stage inside Caesar’s Palace and made a fashion statement wearing a stonewash, denim caped dress along with matching thigh-high boots.
She added a sparkling, diamond and sapphire necklace along with smaller, dainty earrings that glittered underneath the bright stage lights.
After the Grammy winner revealed she will lend her voice to the character of Smurfette in the live-action film, the performer humorously stated, per Variety, ‘I tried to get the Papa Smurf role but it didn’t work out.’
Rihanna will not only star in the project, but will also be a producer, as well as writing and recording original songs for the movie, which is slated to release in theaters later in February 2025.
The star, who confirmed she was in the third trimers of her second pregnancy at the event, was also joined by Paramount Animation head, Ramsey Naito.
According to Variety, the upcoming film will focus on a ‘central’ theme and question which simply is, ‘What is a Smurf?’
The story has previously been shown on the big screen, including in 2011 with The Smurfs from Columbia Pictures which garnered around $563 million in the box office. Stars that lent their voices included Neil Patrick Harris and Katy Perry, who was cast as Smurfette.
A sequel was released two years later in 2013 to negative reviews, and a reboot with a new cast premiered in 2017 titled, Smurfs: The Lost Village.
Demi Lovato had voiced Smurfette with other celebrities joining the project, such as Rainn Wilson and Joe Manganiello.
Further details or cast members for The Smurfs Movie have yet to be revealed, with the project still in its early, pre-production stages.
Rihanna was glammed up for her surprise appearance at the annual CinemaCon, and threw her long locks up into a stylish bun on top of her head.
Her makeup was classically done for the big announcement, and comprised of a layer of mascara to her lashes, as well as a dark blue, smoky shadow around her eyes to coincide with the colors of her ensemble.
