Exclusive interview: Rihanna talks Battleship role

In her first major onscreen role, Rihanna plays Cora Raikes, a weapons officer in the upcoming blockbuster 'Battleship'. Often at the centre of debate for her raunchy, yet highly entertaining music videos, Rihanna makes her first big splash in this epic sci-fi film alongside 'Taken' star Liam Neeson and Taylor Kitsch. Music stars like Rihanna who have made the transition to film include the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey.

Today, Rihanna is one of the world's most recognised names and her role in 'Battleship' could kickstart a big career in Hollywood putting her into the spotlight once again. Check out our web exclusive of Rihanna’s interview for this month’s edition of Ink Magazine released in stores May 15th. Get a behind-the-scenes perspective from her point of view and discover her acting inspirations. Best of luck to her!

Rihanna interview : First role in Battleship

INK: Who do you play in Battleship?

Rihanna: My character is named Raikes and she’s a bad ass. She’s really tough and she’s one of the boys. She can play just as hard as them, if not harder, although “Hopper” [Taylor Kitsch] is even more bad ass than she is.

INK: Did you have acting aspirations before Peter Berg asked you on board Battleship?

Rihanna: Doing movies and getting into acting is something that I always wanted to try and I never knew whether I would like it, hate it, or love it...

INK: Is it hard to go back and forth between music and film?

Rihanna:...on a film set you are just in one place for a long period of time, you start work every day at the same time, and you end every day at the same time. You get the weekends off, but it’s very routine, which was very different for me.

To get the full in-depth interview check out Ink Magazine for more details.

Battleship Trailer

‘Battleship’ starring Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard and Rihanna will hit theaters on May 18th nationwide.