Rihanna could be great actress, says Battleship director

The singer is set to play a US Navy weapons officer in the film Battleship, based on the popular board game of the same name. The movie is directed by Peter Berg, the man behind the 2008 film Hancock starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron. He says Rihanna has a big future on the big screen.

“I’ve worked with musicians before and I always expected there was a great actress in Rihanna,” he said. “That’s just from watching her intensity and how hot she is in her music videos.”

Peter Berg, 49, spent four months with the star filming near Hawaii.

“For anyone that’s been on a music video set, it’s not so easy to do sexy,” he said. “If it was, there would be a lot more Rihannas.” As for Rihanna’s career in Hollywood, the director said: “Battleship is a small role but she does a great job in it. “If she wants to be a huge movie star then in a year you’ll be sitting here with her talking about whatever her next film is.”

“Rihanna lived in this small really unglamorous hotel room for four months,” he said. “It was really hot, there was nothing but really bad fried food.”

Despite being a global pop icon, Peter Berg says there were no diva-style demands from the star.

“She had no entourage, she shared the same little trailer as everyone else did.”

Battleship also stars Liam Neeson and Taylor Kitsch. Peter Berg hasn’t ruled out a sequel providing it does well at the box office.

Rihanna has previously appeared in 2006 film Bring It On: All or Nothing, which went straight to DVD.

Battleship is set for release in April 2012.

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http://twitter.com/MrZaydAr @MrZaydAr

Yeeees Yeeees !! How Can We Get Her an #Oscar for best actor ?? #RihannaDeserveAnOscar <3 <3
- Mike
  
  hardcore navy here but we havent seen the movie so you cant say rih rih deserves an oscar :S
- Nick
  
  They don't give out Oscars for these kind of movies lol she needs to do an independent film that shows off her acting chops. This movie will just how big of a bad ass she is! Plain and simple! Someday maybe the Oscar will come. Let's not rush though lol
  - http://twitter.com/MrZaydAr @MrZaydAr
    
    Ok :( Thanks For The Anser !! I Wish Her The Best <3
Blameitonthea

Hey did somebody heard that CB Gf dissed Rihanna?? I saw a video on youtube..I need to know it!!
- Rih4life
  
  No and we dont care. Trolls dissed rihanna so is CB girl, this aint new
Bodacious

Thank you Mr. Berg that was a great read, and i have always saw the depth and
Raw Emotion and her great acting Skills in her Music Videos. She seems to be
able to get into it so carefree and easy to make her Music Video's come alive and
so Real Naturally!!!!
Rih4life

Our girl is a bad ass the next Halle Berry
harris

Get her an Oscar lmao! the next Halle please do not insult her. She can never be Halle 1st of all Rihanna is too ugly do I need to go on. Actress Rihanna do not insult the industry. Yea CB girl insult her, she telling her to move on b/c her man as and he don’t want her drug addict ass. Yea she dissing her b/c she got CB and Rihanna still has feelings for him and he don’t. Yea she dissing her b/c the fool un twitter his mama how much she love her. Get a life weed head go fins ur own man. What did Lady Saw say…I got your man and you can’t do anything about it. Kay bad you mad Rihanna. Career over man and now you have regrets. How pathetic is this chic she still friends with CB. No wonder why she is laughed at. CB said they are friends chic get some self esteem. Put the bottle and the weed down go get some counsling cunt. lmfao! lame trick! all the money in the world can’t buy you happiness ah Ri Ri! CB happy and you sad. CB bad you mad!
- I can't even
  
  LAMEASS!
- Rih4life
  
  Listen you a piece of shit rihanna will get an oscar after this film is release and she will have a lot opportunity in future movie bizz. Dont hate she is playing a big role in the biggest movie of 2012. Halle Berry aint got nothing on rihanna, can she sing like rihanna? No Pls quit bashing the multi talented star in the industry. You want to talk about Transvisista CB GF on here please take this crap out here. That Sam Cassel look like bitch aint even on rihanna's level. Rihanna is not even thinking about CB she is done with him long ago. Its hater like you always talking about them getting back togethere on here. Dont worry that will never happen. Just remember rihanna is a world super star and that transvisista is known for sleeping with a women beater.
- Rih4life
  
  Dont ever put CB & his big jaw gf in the same sentence with Queen Rihanna. what are you an idiot?
- burkey3316
  
  Harris i realized your obsessed with rihanna! lol, But u just dont see it as yet. But there is always room in navy for take care
harris

Yea and Rihanna is known for going back to a woman beater. She is also known for being friends with a woman beater and following him on twitter and talking about how much she love his music she proud of him. Please the low self esteem chic is still holding on to feelings for the woman beater. The chic need some counseling. She will win Oscar yea right get a clue it aint gonna happen. This movie will not give her any nods..Rihanna is a weak ass, she is a weed head, a druggie and a drunk and a nasty skank. CB and his gf happy and in love. They bad Rihanna and the Navy mad!
- Cash
  
  Blah Blah Blah.At the end of the day our girl RiRi will be a legend.We don't care about CB.What is wrong with your brain?All we care about is our girl slaying on the charts,making music that we love and becoming a WW success.And she will dominate the big screen.Even the director said she could be a huge movie star.She has the face to play some kind of villain or super hero in a epic movie.Somebody is mad because CB did a horrible job in Taken.Ask yourself this,Can CB talk proper? Hell no! lol The guy needs to take speech class before he embarrasses himself again.
- http://twitter.com/MissTinaMarley @MissTinaMarley
  
  Ok Harris, we understand but…can you tell me what are you doing here?
https://twitter.com/#!/Ricki_MINAJ Ricki Minaj

harris Go On Suck A D I C K!!! You Bitch, Why You Mad!!!! Rihanna Is The Best!!! Live With It…
http://twitter.com/Ricki_MINAJ @Ricki_MINAJ

harris Go On Suck A D I C K!!! You Bitch, Why You Mad!!!! Rihanna Is The Best!!! Live With It…
lilly

a director calls rihanna a great actress
do you know that if a director calls you a great actress then your big time! rihanna will get her oscar one day, for music and film, just like eminem.
bah-tech

I'd really like to have a press leak of this movie. just a small HD-DVD hack to watch on my lap. );
Rajana

Rihana I think you are the best singer only but you are the good actor also. Good job Rihana you having a good future that's true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
;)
Devon Anson Joseph

Waiting to see and hear Rihanna.
http://facebook.com/youngpmasseyjr paul massey jr

best way 2 be an actress a navy officer I'm diggin' it I'll see the movie the day it comes out ayo ayo ayo ayo!
Frank

Rihana u ar great but i dont like the way she is messing up wt guys
kinita

Go on Rihana,I’m proud of u
love RIHANNA

you are the best RiRi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i love you:*
Verónica Viviana

I would love to be like her to have the best of her in me :)
VERÓNICA VIVIANA<3