Rihanna is Smurfette

Rihanna is Smurfette. Paramount Pictures announced the news that Rihanna is Smurfette at its 2023 CinemaCon presentation Animated film Smurfs untitled. Rihanna is Smurfette now at least the film’s release in 2025.

After milestone moments like Zendaya is Meechee and recent updates to it Jacob Tremblay is Bot And Michelle Yeoh is Airazor, Rihanna is Smurfette. The recent Oscar-nominated and Super Bowl halftime show performer took to the CinemaCon stage in Las Vegas on Thursday to announce that not only is Rihanna Smurfette, but she would be writing and performing original music for Animated film Smurfs untitled, as well as being a producer for the film. Rihanna’s past acting credits include Ocean 8the animated film At homeAnd Battleshipin which she iconically delivered the line: “Mahalo motherfucker.” Now Rihanna is Smurfette.

Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon have released a joint statement to announce that Rihanna is Smurfette.

“On behalf of our studio and our creative partners at LAFIG, we couldn’t be more thrilled to have found our Smurfette in one of the world’s most beloved stars,” said Brian Robbins, president and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon, and Ramsey Naito, president from Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, in a press release. “With Rihanna’s unique creative appeal and musical talents, there is a tremendous opportunity to elevate the cultural touchstone of the Smurfs universe in a way that has never been done before.”

Rihanna is Smurfette.

Peyo, the Belgian cartoonist and artist, created The Smurfs in 1958, 30 years before Rihanna was born and 65 years before the world knew that Rihanna is Smurfette. The blue creatures have remained a cultural touchstone ever since, gaining fame in cartoons, toylines, video games, and eventually a live-action movie series starring Neil Patrick Harris (in which Katy Perry was Smurfette, but let’s focus on the now and that Rihanna is Smurfette). Like the Sony reboot in 2017 Smurfs: The Lost Village, Animated film Smurfs untitled is an animated film directed by Cat in BootsChris Miller. And, just to be clear, Rihanna is Smurfette in it.

Animated film Smurfs untitled arrives in theaters February 14, 2025. Rihanna is Smurfette.