• Rihanna makes us wait. Four hours. Five hours. It is now half past nine o’clock in the evening, we all have dark circles and journalists can no longer see ham sandwiches. Then she gets up once in the door: skin-tight jeans (Armani) and gaudy red-knit sweater (Stella McCartney), open the dyed blonde hair, darker, more rock approach. Melissa in tow, her best friend from Barbados, and two assistants.

Hawaii before landing a fleet of spaceships. This leaves the U.S. Navy, of course, do not like and attack. It is visually stunning slaughtered, beaten and sunk. Extremely interesting are the protagonists. At the forefront fights – together with Rihanna – the Ex-Models Alexander Skarsgård and Taylor Kitsch.

The 24-year-old asks for a sprayed white wine. She has an amazingly deep, smoky voice. In spite of a photo shoot that has taken under the PR lady all afternoon, she looks fresh and rested. Extended power nap! Each bet!

Friday: Rihanna, can you really swim as good as it looks in the film?
Rihanna: What a question! I was born in Barbados and have spent much time with my dad in the sea. I love the ocean.

Friday: In “Battleship” You play a Marine officer who on the high seas must defend against attacks, nasty aliens. Here you have many action scenes. How did you prepare for your role?
Rihanna: I had a personal trainer and a drill instructor who yelled at me constantly. That was really hard. To get used to the weight of the weapons, I had to spend hours with a two-pound sandbag running around in my hands so that it looks quite natural in the film.

Friday: Did you like the feeling to be armed to the teeth?
Rihanna: And how! Weapons are nothing new for me. I was a 12-year-old in the Army Cadets in Barbados.

Friday: You were in the army?
Rihanna: I just wanted to be with any organization there. My homework was too boring.

Friday: You could also go to the gymnastics club.
Rihanna: That was not my thing. With the cadets I’ve gained some experience with guns. But that cannot of course be compared with the guns in “Battleship”. They really have a lot of thump. Quite honestly, I loved it, to feel the arms on my chest and how the pressure wave passes through the body during the shooting.

Friday: Sure, you’re standing on guys in uniform.
Rihanna: Totally. Boys in uniform look like action figures. Super Hot!

Friday: What was it like for you as a fashion fan who constantly had to wear the same uniform?
Rihanna: That was almost the best part of the rotation! For two months I didn’t have to worry about what I wear, how to tweak my makeup or not. Just walking around in pajamas or uniform. Wonderful!

Friday: How did you ever come to your role as Officer Raikes?
Rihanna: I’ve been getting film offers for years. Except “Battleship” I have rejected all, because the rolls were too big. I did not want to immediately play a leading role. My first film was to be a learning process.

Friday: But why a shooting film? What attracted you about it?
Rihanna: Because everything was right. The role was not too big, and I was able to play a real kick-ass girl. This is me in real life.

Friday: What do you mean?
Rihanna: I stand for my beliefs. I can be very direct. That upsets some people.

Friday: What role would you want to never play?
Rihanna: A singer. On stage when I sing, dance, perform – that’s me, Rihanna. Absolutely authentic. When it comes to acting I want it to be a total stranger to me. I want do not want those two things mixed.

Friday: Did you ever have the confidence to act?
Rihanna: I had absolutely none. There was only one way to find out – when I made the film.

Friday: Would you still play in films in the future?
Rihanna: Absolutely! I would love to turn into a romantic comedy or play a character vulnerable. I want to try different things and do not limit myself to one genre.

Friday: But you will not give up music?
Rihanna: Certainly not! I can quite reconcile the two.

Note that this interview has been translated by UR from the German language, and in some parts my not be correct.