Rihanna to Star in New Animated Film "Happy Smekday!"

　　After her breakthrough success with “Battleship,” Rihanna is heading back to the big screen.

　　This time she’ll make her animated debut in the upcoming movie “Happy Smekday!”

　　Based on the 2007 children’s book “The True Meaning of Smekday,” the Barbadian beauty with star alongside Jim Parsons as a teen forced to escape a sticky situation with a friendly alien.

　　Slated to release in 2014, the animated film will be the “Umbrella” singer’s first voice-over role.