Valerian trailer: Rihanna steals the show

The Bajan singer looks like she’s an alien entertainer in the new trailer for Luc Besson’s sci-fi film. In it, she magically transforms from wearing a Cabaret-esque ensemble into a nurse’s outfit while Dane DeHaan’s Agent Valerian watches in awe. Rihanna stars in the sci-fi film – based on the French graphic novel of the […]

The Bajan singer looks like she’s an alien entertainer in the new trailer for Luc Besson’s sci-fi film.

In it, she magically transforms from wearing a Cabaret-esque ensemble into a nurse’s outfit while Dane DeHaan’s Agent Valerian watches in awe.

Rihanna stars in the sci-fi film – based on the French graphic novel of the same name – opposite pal Cara Delevingne, who plays Valerian’s right-hand woman, Agent Laureline.

Here’s the official film synopsis:

In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha-an ever-expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence and cultures with each other. 

There is a mystery at the centre of Alpha, a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

The movie is a passion project for Besson, who famously directed Leon, Lucy and The Fifth Element.

“There was no Internet, no YouTube, nothing and you had to wait a week to get two more pages,” he told delegates at the CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

“I got totally addicted… It was so cool at the time, really new and I never stopped thinking about it.”

Cara said it was her “biggest dream” to work with Luc: “I grew up loving Luc’s movies from when I was a kid.”

In another event, Director Luc Besson explains what it’s like to work with Rihanna after he put her in his upcoming sci-fi movie “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.”

Luc Besson has always had an eye for casting actresses who are mesmerizing on the big screen.

There was Natalie Portman in her breakout role in “Léon: The Professional,” model-turned-action star Milla Jovovich in “The Fifth Element,” Scarlett Johansson in “Lucy,” and for his latest movie, “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” you can add two more names: Cara Delevingne and Rihanna.

Delevingne is one of the leads in this adaptation of the legendary French sci-fi graphic novel, while Rihanna plays a shape-shifting entertainer named Bubble.

Having already become one of the biggest artists in the music industry, Rihanna has moved her attention to movies and TV of late. She played Marion Crane in the latest season of “Bates Motel” and recently wrapped on the female-focused “Ocean’s Eleven” movie, “Ocean’s Eight.”

Besson talked to Business Insider and other press on Monday after showing the trailer for “Valerian,” and when Rihanna came up, he pointed out the surprising ease of working with the pop superstar.

“What was amazing was all the entourage is out, she’s on the set by herself, totally open, and you can mold her how you want,” he said. “There’s no distance, nothing. She waits for you to do something with her. She offers herself like clay.”

He admits, however, that he was shocked to get her on the set at all. It seems she basically never has free time.

“The most difficult thing was trying to catch her to get her on set,” Besson said. “I think her schedule is worse than any president in the world – I couldn’t believe it. She can land at midnight, work until 2am, and I thought I was busy. But she’s the queen.”

Sources: OK.co.uk & Pulse.ng