rise from humble beginnings in Barbados to Grammy-winning music superstar and is made for a classic Hollywood rags to riches story. Though there’s been no rumors of a biopic on the “Diamonds” singer happening, we wouldn’t be surprised if one were announced. While attending the launch of her new line, , the “Umbrella” star was asked who she’d want to see play her if a biopic was ever made.
She chose “Bones and All” star Taylor Russell. “She’s got a nice forehead. She’s fly and I feel like I want to be her, so I want her to pretend to be me,” she told .
While we agree with the Fenty queen on her assessment of Taylor’s talent, we do have a few suggestions of our own for this imaginary biopic. In case Russell isn’t available, here are five actresses we want to see play Rihanna in a film. Just so it’s clear: Even though some of them are more than capable, we’re not expecting any of these actresses to do their own singing.
We know the singer/actress will have no problem with the performance scenes, but we really want to see her embody Rihanna’s confidence and swagger. Whether it’s at the or on the red carpet, RiRi exudes an amazing level of badassery. Chloe wouldn’t have any problems portraying that aspect of her personality.
Amandla Stenberg has the rare ability to make every role feel like it was written just for them. Even if they’re playing a real person, we know “ ” star would still find a way to make it feel like we’re meeting R.