Pop superstar Adele is set to make her acting debut in a new movie directed by Tom Ford. The 21 mastermind joins the cast of Cry to Heaven, an adaptation of the 1982 Anne Rice novel set in an opera in 18th-Century Italy. She will appear alongside Nicholas Hoult, Thandiwe Newton, Colin Firth, Paul Bettany, Ciarán Hinds, Mark Strong, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Adolescence star Owen Cooper, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new movie was unveiled at the American Film Market with filming due to start in January. It is due for release in fall 2026. Rice sold over 135 million copies of her 40 novels with a number of them being adapted into movies and TV shows including Interview with the Vampire in 1994. She died at the age of 80 in 2021. Adele had been touted as a potential candidate to perform at the 2026 Super Bowl. Ultimately, it was decided that the Half Time Show would be headlined instead by Puerto Rican mega star Bad Bunny, sparking outrage among conservative circles and elements of Donald Trump’s MAGA supporters.
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