Rihanna could become a huge movie star if she wants, so says the man who directed her in her first ever movie 'Battleship'.

The 'We Found Love' star will appear in the boardgame turned big screen action film alongside the likes of Liam Neeson and Alexandar Skarsgard when it is released later this year and director Peter Berg (Hancock, ) feels that we could be seeing the start of something big.

“I’ve worked with musicians before and I always expected there was a great actress in Rihanna,” he is quouted by RihannaDaily as saying. “That’s just from watching her intensity and how hot she is in her music videos.”

Adding: “For anyone that’s been on a music video set, it’s not so easy to do sexy,” he said. “If it was, there would be a lot more Rihannas."

"Battleship is a small role but she does a great job in it. If she wants to be a huge movie star then in a year you’ll be sitting here with her talking about whatever her next film is.”

Earlier today we reported on Rihanna's new TV venture involving fashion designers and Nicola Roberts.