Rita Ora has described working on Southpaw as an 'incredible experience.'
Rita Ora
Ora will star alongside Jake Gyllenhaal for the new boxing drama and reveals that the Oscar nominated actor was great to work alongside.
However, Ora reveals that she needed a lot of coaching and speech training for the role but says that going into a completely different world was great as an actress.
Speaking to Germany's Glamour magazine, Ora said: "It was an incredible experience! Jake made it very easy for me. The role that I play, is indeed very far away from my real life. But this role made me see a few things differently now.
"To be honest I needed a lot of coaching and some speech training, because I had to have a certain accent. It was really great to go into a completely different world, but it was not always easy."
Southpaw sees Antoine Fuqua back in the director's chair, while Gyllenhaal takes on the role of boxer on the rise Billy Hope.
Gyllenhaal and Ora are joined on the cast list by Rachel McAdams, Naomie Harris, Forest Whitaker, Tyrese Gibson and 50 Cent.
Ora is slowly making the transition from singer to actress with small roles in the likes of Fast 7 Furious 6 and Fifty Shades of Grey. But Southpaw looks to be her biggest role yet.
Ora played Mia Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey - which has gone on to be a box office smash - and will reprise the role in Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed over the next couple of years.
Southpaw is released 31st July.
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