Rihanna Thanks Donald Glover for giving her a role in Guava Island

Superstar Rihanna praised Donald Glover on her Instagram page for considering her for the major role of Kofi Novia in the musical film Guava Island. Rihanna who has acted in blockbuster movies like Ocean Eight and Battleship, was so excited with the new project with Donald, whose stage name is Childish Gambino, that she spoke for the first time after the movie premier at Coachella Music Festival:










"Wow! the response to #GuavaIsland has been quite overwhelming, So happy you guys felt the beauty in this film! @childishgambino you are a true gem to the culture. I'm so proud of you and the work you put into making this film. I felt how close this was to you and your entire team! Thank you for trusting me with this role! It was the greatest experience being in Cuba, phones off, present with life and art! It was humbling! I loved watching every second of it!"









She posted up Donald's character Deni Maroon serenading her in a clip with the above message.






Donald Glover expressed his thanks when announcing the release on Amazon:


"I'm really humbled having the opportunity to present something this timely and timeless. Between Rihanna and the people of Cuba, this is one of my favorite projects I've ever worked on."






The movie also stars Black Panther's Letitia Wright and Game of thrones' Nonso Anozie . Hiro Murai, who directed Childish Gambino's award-winning music video for This Is America and Atlanta series in 2016, made his directional debut for a movie in this movie Guava Island.