Jim Parsons

According to reports, Rihanna and The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons are set to star in an upcoming DreamWorks animated film called Happy Smekday!

The film will follow a friendly alien race as they flee to Earth in a bid to escape their enemy. Rihanna and Parsons will provide the voices of the lead characters.

Antz and Over the Hedge director Tim Johnson on board to direct.

DreamWorks hopes to release Happy Smekday! in 2014. The film will mark Rihanna's voice acting debut, following her debut live-action role in Battleship.

You can always count on Rih-Rih to star in Chris Brown-Drake drama, too ... even if she's nowhere to be found when the fists and bottles start flying.

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The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons reveals that he is gay and in a long-term relationship in a recent interview with the New York Times.

The Times, interviewing Parsons about his Broadway career, mentioned that he is gay and in a 10-year relationship, but did not elaborate.

The news is not exactly a surprise: Parsons thanked his presumed partner, Todd Spiewak, at the 2010 Emmys when he won for lead actor.

Mostly, the actor spoke about his role Elwood P. Dowd in Broadway's Harvey.

While best known for Sheldon's classic Big Bang Theory quotes, Parsons praised Dowd as a character desiring to "connect with other people."

Parsons, 39, continued, saying, "The jump-out-of-bed happiness I feel transcends any nerves about taking on a history-laden role."

Elwood P. Dowd was most famously played by Jimmy Stewart in the 1944 film version of the play. Jim will no doubt do it justice.

Follow this link for the newspaper's full article on Parsons.

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