Rihanna is coming to the small screen to fill some big shoes in an iconic role for “Bates Motel.” Get the deets on her new gig, plus check out the highly anticipated first trailer for “Luke Cage” inside…
Rihanna is delving in the acting world for an iconic role.
The “Work” singer will star in the finale season of “Bates Motel” (a prequel to Psycho) as Marion Crane — the iconic character played by Janet Leigh in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, according to THR. Producers made the announcement Friday during Comic-Con in San Diego.
The role is RiRi’s biggest scripted acting role to date, so it’s a pretty big deal. Interesting enough, Rih nabbed the role after revealing she was a fan of the show in a Vanity Fair interview last year.
"We wanted to thrust the iconic role into a contemporary spotlight and redefine it in a meaningful and exciting new way. We also heard Rihanna was a fan of the show, and we were huge fans of hers, so it was the perfect collision of creativity and fate," executive producers Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin said in a statement.
Think she can pull it off?
On another show...
Superhero fans get excited! The “Luke Cage” trailer is finally here.
Marvel gives us a sneak peek at actor Mike Colter as Luke Cage - a black super hero in Marvel Comic's upcoming Netflix series – in the first trailer that was unveiled during Comic-Con in San Diego. And it's everything!
During the Comic-Con panel, executive producer Cheo Hodari Coke talked about the importance of Luke Cage as one of Marvel's first black superheroes and said, “The world is ready for a bulletproof black man." YAS!
If you're unfamiliar with Luke Cage, here’s a synopsis of the series:
After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage (Mike Colter) becomes a fugitive trying to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City. But he is soon pulled out of the shadows and must fight a battle for the heart of his city, forcing him to confront a past he had tried to bury.
Oh, and guess what? The trailer tapped Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" for the background music.
We’ll be able to start binge watching September 30th when the series is released on Netflix. In the meantime, peep the first trailer above.
EXTRAS:
1. Rita Ora will host the upcoming reincarnation of "America’s Next Top Model" premiering this fall. Show creator Tyra Banks is still signed on as an executive producer.
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