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Everything Goes With Blue in new clip and character posters for Smurfs

June 25, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures has dropped a dollop of blue in your day by releasing a set of character posters and a music video clip from the forthcoming big-screen outing of the Smurfs.  Smurfs boasts an all-star voice cast that includes Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman, Daniel Levy,  Natasha Lyonne, Hannah Waddingham, and John Goodman. All of […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alex Winter, Amy Sedaris, Billie Lourd, Daniel Levy, Hannah Waddingham, James Corden, John Goodman, JP Karliak, Kurt Russell, Maya Erskine, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, Rihanna, Sandra Oh, Smurfs, the smurfs, Xolo Maridueña

Rihanna is Smurfette in trailer for the new Smurfs movie

May 14, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Paramount Pictures has shared a new trailer and poster for Smurfs , a new animated feature which sees Rihanna’s Smurfette leading her friends on a mission to save the kidnapped Papa Smurf from the clutches of the evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel. Alongside Rihanna, Smurfs also features the voice talents of James Corden, Nick Offerman, […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alex Winter, Amy Sedaris, Billie Lourd, Daniel Levy, Hannah Waddingham, James Corden, John Goodman, JP Karliak, Kurt Russell, Maya Erskine, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, Rihanna, Sandra Oh, Smurfs, Xolo Maridueña

Rihanna’s Smurfette leads a rescue mission in the Smurfs trailer

February 6, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for the latest big-screen outing of those little Belgian blue folk the Smurfs. The animated adventure focuses on the rescue mission undertaken by Smurfette when Papa Smurf is kidnapped by dastardly Wizards, Razamel and Gargamel. Voicing the Smurf collective are an impressive ensemble that includes Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman, […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alex Winter, Amy Sedaris, Billie Lourd, Daniel Levy, Hannah Waddingham, James Corden, John Goodman, JP Karliak, Kurt Russell, Maya Erskine, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, Paramount Pictures, Rihanna, Sandra Oh, Smurfs, Xolo Maridueña

The Smurfs casts Nick Offerman, Xolo Maridueña, Kurt Russell and more alongside Rihanna

April 12, 2024 by EJ Moreno

The upcoming Smurfs movie from Parmaount has a lovely line-up of actors to bring to life the blue icons. At CinemaCon on Thursday, the studio announced who would voice the cast in The Smurfs, which cast a major pop star-turned-actor in the lead role. Rihanna was previously announced for the project, but now we’ve learned […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Alex Winter, Amy Sedaris, Billie Lourd, Daniel Levy, Hannah Waddingham, James Corden, John Goodman, JP Karliak, Kurt Russell, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, Rihanna, Sandra Oh, the smurfs, Xolo Maridueña

Rihanna is Smurfette in new Chris Miller-directed Smurfs movie

April 28, 2023 by EJ Moreno

We are seeing Rihanna continue her voice acting career, and her next role could be her biggest to date. Appearing alongside Paramount Animation head Ramsey Naito, at CinemaCon 2023, Rihanna broke the news that she’ll be voicing Smurfette in a new live-action/animation hybrid Smurf film. “I tried to get the Papa Smurf role, but It […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: cinemacon, Rihanna, the smurfs

Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o to star in Ava DuVernay’s crowd-sourced buddy comedy

May 25, 2017 by Gary Collinson

It started as a meme based, but now it’s official: Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o are set to star in a buddy comedy movie, which is being directed by Ava DuVernay (Selma) from a script by Issa Rae (Insecure). http://elizabitchtaylor.tumblr.com/post/90856351997/they-look-like-theyre-in-a-heist-movie-with The concept originated with the above Tumblr post of Rihanna and Nyong’o attending a Miu Miu […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ava DuVernay, Lupita Nyong'o, Rihanna

Star Trek: Beyond Awful Marketing

June 30, 2016 by Tony Black

Tony Black on the marketing campaign for Star Trek Beyond… So did you notice this week that a third, albeit fairly brief trailer for Star Trek Beyond went online? Probably not. If you’re in the UK, you’ve been too busy watching Game of Thrones or England disgrace themselves in Europe in more ways than one, […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tony Black Tagged With: Idris Elba, Justin Lin, Rihanna, Simon Pegg, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond

Movie Review – Ocean’s 8 (2018)

June 25, 2018 by Helen Murdoch

Ocean’s 8, 2018. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Richard Armitage, James Corden, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, and Dakota Fanning. SYNOPSIS: Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City’s yearly Met Gala. With the announcement of an all […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina, Cate Blanchett, dakota fanning, Gary Ross, Helena Bonham Carter, James Corden, Mindy Kaling, Ocean's 8, Richard Armitage, Rihanna, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson

Movie Review – Ocean’s 8 (2018)

May 31, 2018 by Robert Kojder

Ocean’s 8, 2018. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Richard Armitage, James Corden, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, and Dakota Fanning. SYNOPSIS: Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City’s yearly Met Gala. Ocean’s 8 is a breezy, flashy […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina, Cate Blanchett, dakota fanning, Gary Ross, Helena Bonham Carter, James Corden, Mindy Kaling, Ocean's 8, Richard Armitage, Rihanna, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson

SDCC: Rihanna to take a shower in Bates Motel as Marion Crane, series ending after season 5

July 23, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Sad news for fans of A&E’s acclaimed Psycho prequel series, as the network announced during its panel at the San Diego Comic-Con yesterday that Bates Motel will be closing its doors following the upcoming fifth season. It's official, the #BatesMotel will close after Season 5 #SDCC — Bates Motel on A&E (@InsideBates) July 22, 2016 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Bates Motel, Rihanna, San Diego Comic-Con International

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