Peter Berg has heaped praise on Rihanna, who makes her acting debut in Battleship next month.
Berg is in the director's chair for the early summer blockbuster, which is inspired by the board game of the same name.
The movie sees Rihanna take on the role of Petty Officer (GM2) Cora Raikes and berg admits that he enjoyed working with her.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter the director said: "To take someone like Rihanna with so much charisma and be the first one to [work with her] as a director is fantastic.
"The girl is just a ball of emotion and creative energy and to be able to have that is really a lot of fun, and I love letting the audience discover something fresh."
The movie also stars Taylor Kitsch, who Berg worked with on Friday Night Lights, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker and Liam Neeson.
Battleship is released 11th April
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