Rihanna pulls out the big guns - as she arrived on the blue carpet to premiere her big screen debut, "Battleship".<br/> <br />The five-time Grammy award winning singer-turned-actress was joined by fellow cast members Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker and Alexander Skarsgard of "True Blood" fame in Tokyo on Tuesday (April 3).<br/> <br />In the movie, which is based on the popular Hasbro board game, Rihanna plays a daredevil naval officer who fights alien intruders.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Rihanna, singer-turned-actress, saying (English):<br/> <br />"I play a pretty bad-ass chick in the film and the whole film is bad-ass. It's really fun and a lot of action and I think you guys are going to love it. So, enjoy."<br/> <br />Well, she certainly seemed to enjoy the action - a change of scene that couldn't be more different to her pop star life.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Rihanna, singer-turned-actress, saying (English):<br/> <br />"I wanted a role that was a huge departure from anything that was my real life, and when I met with Peter Berg [sic] he went through this role with me. I was really intrigued because it was really not glamorous at all, it was really physical and it was different. And I thought my fans would appreciate that."<br/> <br />Rihanna's acting debut has garnered lots of interest from fans and media, as well as from some of her pop star colleagues.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Pixie Lott, British singer-songwriter, saying (English):<br/> <br />"I saw Rihanna at the airport and she told me about the premiere. So, that's I guess I was lucky because I didn't know it was going on here. But she's, I'm sure she's going to be amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing her in the movie."<br/> <br />So plenty of anticipation and excitement in the air - "Battleship" is expected to sail into theatres worldwide on May 18.<br/> <br />Kathi Urban, Reuters
