Adele is set to make her acting debut in Tom Ford's upcoming film adaptation of Anne Rice's 1982 novel Cry to Heaven, according to Deadline. The star-studded cast includes Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Colin Firth, Thandiwe Newton, and Owen Cooper, the 15-year-old breakout from Adolescence.
The film, set in 18th-century Italy, follows two unlikely collaborators in the opera world: a Venetian noble and a castrated maestro from Calabria. The novel was praised by critics as 'bold and erotic, laced with luxury, sexual tension, music'.
This will be Ford's third film, following A Single Man and Nocturnal Animals. In 2023, Ford stated he was prioritising filmmaking over fashion, saying he wanted to spend the next 20 years making films.
Pre-production is underway in London and Rome, with shooting set to begin in January and a release expected in 2026. Adele had previously expressed interest in acting after working with director Xavier Dolan on her 'Hello' music video.
