Rihanna May Have A Role In 'The Apocalypse,' Says James Franco

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"[url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/tag/jay-and-seth-vs-the-apocalypse/"]The Apocalypse[/url]" is likely to have plenty of celebrity cameos, but there's one in particular who [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/264077/personmain.jhtml"]James Franco[/url] has his sights set on:[url="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/rihanna/artist.jhtml"] Rihanna[/url].

During an interview at CinemaCon, Franco let it slip that there might be a role for her in the upcoming post apocalyptic flick. (Based on what we know of the planned celebrity cameos, perhaps that means she's going to be [url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/04/05/jay-baruchel-says-jay-and-seth-vs-the-apocalypse-will-happen-for-sure-wants-dead-celebrity-cameos"]playing herself as a corpse[/url]?) No matter the size of her role, Franco seems genuinely excited about Rihanna's inclusion in the film.



"I think she's going to be in the new movie I'm doing, [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/262582/personmain.jhtml"]Seth Rogen[/url]'s directorial debut," he teased. "I think she's getting a little part in that."



The main cast of "The Apocalypse"—formerly titled "Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse"—includes [url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/09/21/seth-rogen-james-franco-jonah-hill-apocalypse/"]Rogen, Franco, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson[/url]. It's going to be an expansion of the [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehNFPShWTsg"]short film[/url] Baruchel and Rogen made several years back, and the plan is to include as many cameos as they can get. Unfortunately, one of the celebrities who probably won't be a part of the film is [url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/08/17/harry-potter-star-daniel-radcliffe-might-join-rogen-baruchel-in-jay-and-seth-vs-the-apocalypse/"]Daniel Radcliffe[/url].

"It doesn't look like he's willing to push things as far as we [are]," Rogen said in a recent interview with MTV News.

Even if they can't get a "Harry Potter" star, it's clear that Rogen, Franco and the whole gang are going to have plenty of Los Angeles celebs to play with, Rihanna included, if casting pans out.

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