We’re nonetheless a protracted methods away from the times of a Rihanna biopic going into manufacturing, nevertheless it’s by no means a foul concept to plan forward.
E! Information caught up with Ri whereas on the purple carpet at her Fenty Hair launch occasion Monday (June 10), and requested the wonder mogul who she’d prefer to see tackle the position of Dangerous Gal RiRi.
“Taylor Russell,” she mentioned in approval of the 29-year-old Canadian actress earlier than pointing to a particular bodily characteristic. “You understand why? As a result of she’s received, like, a pleasant brow.”
Rihanna continued: “She’s, like, fly. And I really feel like I need to be her, so I would like her to faux to be me. I would like individuals to see me in that gentle.”
Russell has but to publicly react to Rihanna crowning her because the one with the distinguished honor. The actress is finest identified for starring in A24’s Waves in addition to Bones and All.
Taylor Russell on the 2024 Met Gala: “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Vogue” held at The Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Could 6, 2024 in New York Metropolis.
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Followers had been anxious a biopic might be arriving ahead of later after Rihanna was noticed rocking an “I’m Retired” shirt, however the nine-time Grammy winner calmed the Navy down when explaining to Further that it was simply purely a trend assertion.
“That was simply me trying into the long run. I’m not retired. I similar to that costume. I received it as a present and I cherished it,” she mentioned. “They didn’t learn the second line, I’m not retired, I’m simply retired from dressing up — it’s a whole lot of effort.”
There was even an album replace. Rihanna defined that she’s beginning over, and is ready to get again within the studio and eventually start recording for R9. “Yeah, I’m beginning over,” RiRi declared to Leisure Tonight. “However I don’t need to neglect the songs that I’ve, so I really need to return and take heed to stuff with new ears, with my new perspective after which see what applies and what I’m nonetheless in love with.”
Watch the clip of Rihanna displaying like to Taylor Russell under.