American Music Award winning artist Rihanna will be starring in the movie Battleship, based on the classic boardgame, to be released in May. In the movie poster, the pop star is dressed as character US Navy officer Raikes, devoid of makeup and brandishing a machine gun, with a large skull-anchor tattoo running down her right arm.

The film, directed by Peter Berg, also stars Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, and Liam Neeson. Click below to watch the trailer now:

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Posted on March 7th, 2012