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9. The Rihanna Scene - Valerian & The City Of A Thousand Planets

Valerian Rihanna
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Talking of celebrity cameos, here's one that actually had some effort put into it, with the end result proving delightfully bonkers.

When Valerian (Dane DeHaan) attempts to track down a missing Laureline (Cara Delevingne), he ends up in a sex club run by a sketchy pimp, Jolly (an hilarious Ethan Hawke).

Here he meets Bubble (Rihanna), a beautiful shape-shifting dancer who performs an incredible show for Valerian, switching outfits numerous times with her magical abilities.

It's a Hell of a scene, and that's really just the beginning. From here, Bubble is convinced to help Valerian on his quest, revealing her true form as a blue, blob-like creature, before later dying while attempting to flee some trigger-happy aliens.

Say what you will about Luc Besson's wildly over-budgeted sci-fi epic, but it's like nothing else out there, and this scene was absurdly entertaining.

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