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Rihanna is currently making waves, not necessarily for her new album, but for her latest voice-over role in the new Smurfs Movie. In addition to playing the character, Rihanna has also sung a new song for the film. This role also marks the singer’s comeback to entertainment, following a brief hiatus from music. Smurfs Movie has released in India and globally on July 18, 2025. It also stars James Corden, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Daniel Levy, Sandra Oh, among others.
The Diamonds hitmaker was last seen on the Met Gala carpet in May, where she also announced her third pregnancy. Her role as Smurfette comes as a breath of fresh air and a new wave of excitement for he fans who have long been waiting to listen to the singer. In the movie, Rihanna’s Smurfette is one a mission to find what her special trait is. She, along with all other Smurfs, enter the human world to save Papa Smurf who has been kidnapped by Gargamel and Razamel. But long before Rihanna became Smurfette, she was a teenage girl trying to find her mother and the true meaning of ‘home’ in another animated movie.
All you need to know about Rihanna’s voice acting debut role in Home
Home is a coming of age movie about a teenage girl named Gratuity “Tip” Tucci who is on a mission to find her missing mother, Lucy (voiced by Jennifer Lopez). She befriends Oh, an alien who has left his home planet and settled on Earth. Oh belongs to the Boov alien race. The Boov, led my Captain Smek, plan to invade Earth as they deem the humans very simple and not so advanced. The entire Boov race is quite cowardly, sometimes comically so. As Oh and Tip face challenges on Earth, and try to succeed in their personal agenda, they learn the true meaning of ‘home.’
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