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Via Yahoo: When we think of Rihanna, we envision a rock star in eye-catching couture strutting her stuff onstage belting out “Umbrella.”  So when we heard that Rihanna would make her big screen debut as weapons specialist Cora “Weps” Raikes in the action flick “Battleship,” we weren’t sure what to expect. And neither was she. But like a true professional, Rihanna tackled the project with all she’s got– she upped her fitness regimen and swapped those 5-inch stilettos for a wig, some tattoos, and fatigues.  We headed to Pearl Harbor (where much of the film was shot) to catch up with Rihanna for her take on this new endeavor: what shocked her, the intense training she endured and why the whole experience really humbled her.

Only a few more days until the year’s biggest aliens-at-sea adventure movie “Battleship” sails into theaters in the United States. In addition to the intrigue surrounding the sheer spectacle of the film and the very attractive cast, the Peter Berg-directed tentpole features the highly anticipated motion-picture debut of pop superstar Rihanna.

In the film, Rihanna plays the no-nonsense, tough-as-nails Petty Officer Cora “Weps” Raikes, who delivers one of the film’s more memorable one-liners, as well as a believably badass performance. When MTV News caught up with the “Where Have You Been” singer in Hawaii recently, they asked if she looked to any specific action movies or actresses for inspiration.

“There were a few — I won’t name them, but there were a few,” Rihanna admitted of studying other badass onscreen ladies. “[They were] mostly actresses I looked to and looked up to and embodied their characters and tried to see how they would approach the action. I watched a lot of bad bitches,” she said with a smile.

In looking ahead toward a potential acting career, Rihanna said she doesn’t have a specific five-year-plan, but she hopes to be able to explore more opportunities as they come her way.

“You can’t plan for anything, the unknown really. I hadn’t done anything in acting so I didn’t feel like it was appropriate to have any plan,” she said. “I didn’t know if I would like it or be good at it. I really enjoyed the experience and I want to do more, try different types of roles so that I can see what I excel in most or like best.”

Watch videos from the interview:

• “I got a few scripts, actually,” Rihanna says of film opportunities she received before she took on “Battleship.” (watch)
• “Acting was a whole different, for me, a whole different world,” Rihanna says of acting in films versus acting in music videos. (watch)
• “I watched a lot of bad bitches,” Rihanna says of emulating other actresses she admired before delving into her role in “Battleship.” (watch)

Check out more videos from her red carpet arrival after the cut.

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At the age of 24, Rihanna has taken the pop music world by storm and is now expanding her career into acting with her first film Batttleship. While Rihanna has natural singing ability, does she have it in her to be a great actor as well? Veteran actor Liam Neeson shared his opinion on the matter with ET at the film’s Los Angeles premiere.

Make sure to check our gallery for +500 pictures from the premiere’s red carpet.

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Rihanna tells Cambio that the atmosphere on the set of “Battleship” wasn’t just work hard, but play hard too.

“[Director/Producer] Peter Berg is a lot of fun. He’s wild. It spreads all the way down through his film and crew all the way back to the cast,” she says. “We played pranks on each other constantly.”

Emmy winner Jake Hamilton travels to Hawaii to talk with the stars of “Battleship” — Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna, Alexander Skarsgard and Brooklyn Decker.

Extra’s Renee Bargh headed to Hawaii to talk with singer Rihanna about her acting debut in the action-packed summer movie “Battleship” — and how the pop singer is playing by her own rules.

She released two remixes with her ex, Chris Brown, earlier this year that had everyone talking, but Rihanna explained:

“Doing what you want means moving forward with the way you feel and living your truth… sometimes there are a lot of people who won’t agree with you, but it has to be your truth.”

Rihanna also laughed about her mother’s sense of humor regarding her daughter’s rumored love life:

“I took a picture with someone at the TIME 100 gala and I showed her, and she said, ‘Oh I thought it was Ashton! I thought it was Mr. Kutcher!’ She’s funny. She’s crazy. I love my mom.”

As for her big debut in “Battleship,” Rihanna still thinks it’s “weird” being called an actress:

“That doesn’t even sound right. That’s so, so weird to hear actress next to my name.” Rihanna plays a Navy cadet who must battle an armada of unknown origin in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals. The songstress said: “I never thought that I would have had these experiences, you know, shooting the weapons and all that cool stuff, especially not in my first movie.” On training for the role, the “We Found Love” singer said she paid “close attention” to her diet, but now, “I’m not careful with what I eat, because I’m trying to gain weight… just a little bit.”

Rihanna has released a sexy new video, “Where Have You Been.” She explained:

“Nothing about this video is raunchy. It’s all thematic, very artistic. There’s more dancing than there been for a long time, so that should be exciting and new for my fans.”

Check out Rihanna’s kick-ass moves when “Battleship” docks in theatres May 18.

Rihanna’s dating life is known to make just as many headlines as her music, as well as her blossoming movie career – but the star tells Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson that’s she’s single.

“I am a bachelorette,” the 24-year-old revealed at the “Battleship” junket in Hawaii. “Still eligible?” Shaun asked. “Yes,” the singer-turned-actress said. So what does Rihanna want in a potential beau? “A guy that smells good,” she explained. “If I see you and look good, chances are you won’t turn my head. I will look away… but if you smell good, I will whip my neck around! [A guy] can’t leave until I figure out what [he’s] wearing.” Luckily for future men in the superstar’s life, she’s about help out guys who might not smell up to par. “I am making my own male fragrance,” she told Shaun. “I want dudes to smell like [when] you wake up, you know that smell… their cologne is a little bit old… you spray it on their jackets and take it with you just to keep them there, that it smells cozy and it smells sexy.” When it comes to her big screen debut, the star was a bit rattled upon hearing herself. “I hate to hear myself speak,” Rihanna explained. “Especially because I was speaking in an American accent… but I guess I’ve always been like that. I hate to hear myself speak, so now it’s a whole different thing. I have to get used to it.” Rihanna also cleared up recent remarks she gave to Rolling Stone, where she stated she liked being submissive, at times, in a relationship. “I think, not all women, because I can’t speak for all women, but girls like me, women like me – we’re into that,” she explained. Adding, “Not like we have to be submissive. We can totally take charge of the relationship. We just let them wear the pants. We let them borrow the pants, so that they can feel good and in turn we feel better.

“Battleship” – with Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard and Brooklyn Decker — blasts into theaters on May 18.

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Via ET: Rihanna dove headfirst into her movie career, choosing the big-budget summer action flick Battleship as her first cinematic project. Judging from the training necessary for the part, her next film venture should be a piece of cake by comparison.

Rihanna told Chris Jacobs that director Peter Berg’s technique for getting the most natural performance was to not give her the time to over think the job.

“Right away I was saying lines, which I never had [ahead of time],” said Rihanna, who felt the method did a good job of getting her out of her head. “And then I’m training with weapons in [Pearl Harbor] to go and shoot a weapons scene.”

Rihanna revealed that with her already full schedule she had to cram most of her military training into the time when she was on set.

“I didn’t have time to rehearse with the crew and the cast but after I worked with the soldier it was really intense — a lot of yelling at me, a lot of breaking everything I had grown accustomed to as Rihanna,” said Rihanna.

Battleship, which is based on the classic naval battle board game by Hasbro, also stars Oscar-nominated actor Liam Neeson, Just Go with It star Brooklyn Decker and True Blood star Alexander Skarsgard.

The movie hits theaters in the United States on May 18.

• Watch here Rihanna talking about “Battleship” and her future plans with Australia’s The Today Show.

• Rihanna and Brooklyn Decker talking about “Battleship” at Australia’s The Morning Show. Click here to watch.

• Rihanna talked about “Battleship” and how she feels when asked about her personal life, watch here.

• Fifi and Jules caught up with Rihanna and Brooklyn Decker in their hotel room. Watch here.

• Rihanna chats to New Zealand’s Mike, Dom & Sharyn from Sydney about filming, having a potty mouth and much more. Listen here.

• Rihanna at the “Battleship” premiere in Sydney. Watch new videos here, here and here.

• French radio station NRJ interviewed Rihanna when she was in London recently. Watch here.

• Actor Liam Neeson talks Rihanna: “My God, she’s so cute and she’s great in the film. I know her songs well. I’ve been known to hum ‘We Found Love’ from time to time.”

• Rihanna has confessed that she wanted to be just like her “Battleship” character Raikes when she was growing up: “She’s badass. I want to be just like Raikes when I grow up. She’s tough and she’s one of the boys. She’s so good at what she does professionally, she’s very focused and she can hang with the guys – just as tough.”

When Fox FM’s Matt & Jo caught up with Rihanna in Sydney, not only did she get personal with Matt, she told them what it was like the first time she met Beyoncé and Jay Z’s little one, Blue Ivy.

“I went to visit her once and honestly, it’s very surreal. It’s almost like you don’t want to touch her. I held her and I just felt like “Oh my God, she’s gonna break”, she’s so tiny and cute and precious.”

She also discussed why she is so honest in interviews.

“I guess I just don’t like living my life making up stories and having to remember them all.”

Watch the interview after the jump!

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In an interview with this month’s UK Company magazine, Rihanna talked about her “Battleship” co-stars, working out and tattoos:

On Liam Neeson: “I fell in love with him when I watched Taken and I was so star-struck, I couldn’t even look at him on set. I just had to shut down completely. Then he asked me for a picture with him to send to his son and I was like, ‘Send me this picture, I want it too!”

On Alexander Skarsgard: “Oh my god, he’s so hot! I mean, I went from gawking at him for hours every time I watched True Blood DVDs back-to-back on tour, then BOOM! He’s on set. I told myself, just breathe, act cool. Basically, I was acting on set and off set!”

On her personal trainer: “It was not fun and was actually very scary! I know he’s a good person inside, but he had to break me out of everything I was used to. He made sure I was humble, and that I didn’t think about ‘Rihanna the superstar’. He made me do push-ups, made me cry and he made me ANGRY! Honestly, I don’t diet or work out. I’m eating horribly and, I hate to say this, but it has to be my metabolism. When I was on tour I started gaining a lot of weight – it was crazy. I wasn’t sleeping, I was bloated and taking medication to look after my voice.”

On her tattoos: “I have an addictive personality and I LOVE tattoos. When I was 16 I was curious about them and started hanging out in tattoo shops in downtown New York, watching people get tattooed and pierced. I finally grew the balls to get one when I was 17 then started getting more. I still want another now!”

The May issue of Company magazine goes on sale on Friday, April 13. Unfortunately, Rihanna is not the cover girl.

UK Navy, please send the magazine scans to rihannadailycom@gmail.com

Rihanna has been super busy promoting “Battleship” in London, Tokyo and Sydney, so get ready to watch some new interviews!

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Watch more interviews and an unseen film preview after the jump!

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