Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets: a “test” for Rihanna

[Mis à jour le 21 décembre 2022 à 20h34] Adapting the work of Christin and Mézières in a huge Science-Fiction project, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is also an opportunity for Luc Besson to offer a space adventure like we don’t do in France. To carry out his project, the director multiplied the appearances of many of his friends present in the casting. Alongside Dane DeHaan (Valérian) and Cara Delevingne (Laureline), we can mention Alain Chabat or even Louis Leterrier. But Besson has also recruited an international star of the song: Rihanna who interprets the role of Bubble, a metamorphic alien who uses her talents in a cabaret. In Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Rihanna indulges in particular in a languorous scene sung and danced in various costumes. And it’s far from having been easy as she indicated to Paris Match in 2017.

“I loved my latex nurse outfit. It took a lot of effort. The material made me sweat a lot and I had to take many breaks to wipe myself off. My shoulders were soaked, it was absolutely crazy. To tell you the truth, I was sweating all over the place and I must have lost at least ten kilos! It was really a test, but the result is extraordinary.” Small sweating problems therefore for Rihanna on the set of the Cité du Cinéma to shoot Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets. But obviously, the star does not keep too bad a memory

Synopsis – We are in 2740. Valerian and Laureline are two space-time agents. Aboard their ship, the Intruder, they criss-cross space and time in order to accomplish the various missions entrusted to them by the Central Power. This new adventure takes them to the Alpha orbital station, which is home to 17 million people from all over the universe. Nearly 8000 different species exchange their knowledge and knowledge, their technologies and their powers. The worst place to investigate…