Rihanna, Jim Parsons to Star in Animated Film » Gossip - According to reports, Rihanna and The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons are set to star in an upcoming DreamWorks animated film called Happy Smekday!

The film will follow a friendly alien race as they flee to Earth in a bid to escape their enemy. Rihanna and Parsons will provide the voices of the lead characters.

Antz and Over the Hedge director Tim Johnson on board to direct.

DreamWorks hopes to release Happy Smekday! in 2014. The film will mark Rihanna's voice acting debut, following her debut live-action role in Battleship.

You can always count on Rih-Rih to star in Chris Brown-Drake drama, too ... even if she's nowhere to be found when the fists and bottles start flying.

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