Rihanna goes blue as Smurfette within the new trailer for the upcoming Smurfs film, through which she not solely debuts her new character, but in addition sings “Don’t Cease the Music” and “Heaven Is a Place on Earth.”
After an introduction from Rihanna, the clip begins with a mash-up of the unique Smurfs theme and “Don’t Cease the Music” because the “coolest Smurf in the entire village” dances alongside her buddies. Their idyllic existence will get shattered, nonetheless, when Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is kidnapped and Smurfette should lead them into the actual world.
A sleepy cowl of Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” — which will get rudely interrupted by DJ Khaled yelling over it — soundtracks their journey, which ends up in a considerably amusing introduction to Papa Smurf’s irascible brother (Nick Offerman) and the Paris Neighborhood Watch Smurfs. Try the complete trailer beneath.
Whereas asserting her position again in April 2023, Rihanna additionally revealed that she can be writing and performing authentic music for the film, but it surely seems we’ll have to attend some time longer till we get a preview of these songs. “I attempted to get the Papa Smurf position, but it surely didn’t work out,” she joked on the time.
Directed by Chris Miller (Shrek the Third, Puss in Boots) off a script by Pam Brady (South Park), Smurfs encompasses a star-studded voice forged additionally together with Natasha Lyonne, Amy Sedaris, Nick Kroll, Octavia Spencer, Sandra Oh, Hannah Waddingham, James Corden, Alex Winter, and Kurt Russell.
Serving as a reboot of the Sony Photos Animation movie franchise, Smurfs opens in theaters on July 18th.
