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Besties Rihanna and Cara Delevingne To Star In A Movie Together

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Updated 28 October 2015 at 8:49 pm

Rihanna has landed her next major movie role, with a part in the upcoming Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

Director Luc Besson tweeted the news, writing "@rihanna is in #Valerian!! ....and she has a big part!! I'm Sooo excited".

.@rihanna is in #Valerian!!!!! ....and she has a big part!! I'm Sooo excited!!!😊 pic.twitter.com/NAwm8QD0Fb
— Luc Besson (@lucbesson) October 28, 2015

Rihanna and Cara Delevingne have landed a movie together. Photo: Getty Images

The sci-fi film is an adaptation of the French graphic novel series created in 1967 which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and also stars Riri's BFF Cara Delevingne as well as Dane DeHaan and Clive Owen.

Rihanna previously flexed her acting chops in Battleship in 2012 and lent her voice to the 2015 animated film Home.

Valerian won't hit cinemas until July 21, 2017.

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