News Rihanna announces she’s playing Smurfette in new ‘The Smurfs Movie’: ‘Cool points with my kids’ April 27, 2023 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY Comments Off on Rihanna announces she’s playing Smurfette in new ‘The Smurfs Movie’: ‘Cool points with my kids’ Rihanna made a surprise appearance at CinemaCon 2023 to announce she's playing Smurfette in the new "The Smurfs Movie," a live action/animated hybrid.