It’s no secret that Sarah Paulson is a big fan of Rihanna. You don’t pee yourself meeting just anyone. At the premiere of Ocean’s 8 in New York on Tuesday, Sarah (in an eye-straining neon green gown) had nothing but good things to say about her co-star, telling US Weekly, “Rihanna is not who you think she’s going to be at first.” She went on to heap praise on her colleague:
“She’s this amazing performer and energy when you see her on stage or screen, but in person, she’s — I would never use the word shy to describe her — but she has a reserved temperament on our set. She was more quiet. She’s also so much fun and totally game for anything and excited to be there, but, very mellow.”
The 30-year-old singer plays a hacker in the movie and, despite her swagger and the “bad girl demeanor”on display when she performs, she’s a completely different person when she’s not in the public eye. Sarah explained:
“She was mellow and cool and excited to be there, but I guess I thought she’d be walking around, strutting around the set and singing and being like that, but she was so mellow. I love me some Rihanna.”
On the red carpet for the premiere, she also shared some love for another co-star, Helena Bonham Carter. When asked by The Hollywood Reporter which of her co-stars she’d want to pull a heist off with, she answered “Helena…because she’s shifty.” She went on to effuse, “I think she’s just a pretty good actress. She’s exquisite. She’s full of total truth and commitment and honesty and spontaneity and aliveness and magic.”
Let’s hope audiences love Ocean’s 8 as much as Sarah loves her co-stars. It certainly seems like they had a lot of fun making it – and talking about it. The movie is currently at a 73% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is estimated to take in between $33 and $40 million at the box office this weekend, edging out Solo for the number one slot. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, I’m still looking forward to seeing it.
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