Rihanna goes blue as Smurfette within the new trailer for the upcoming Smurfs film, wherein 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 leads to a considerably amusing introduction to Papa Smurf’s irascible brother (Nick Offerman) and the Paris Neighborhood Watch Smurfs. Take a look at the total trailer under.
Whereas saying her position again in April 2023, Rihanna additionally revealed that she could be writing and performing authentic music for the film, nevertheless it 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, nevertheless it 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 includes 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 Footage Animation movie franchise, Smurfs opens in theaters on July 18th.