Adele is set to make her acting debut in a drama by fashion designer and filmmaker Tom Ford.
The singer, 37, will star in Cry To Heaven, an adaptation of Anne Rice’s 1982 historical novel, according to Deadline. The film is in pre-production in London and Rome this year, and will start shooting in January, with a release date expected in late 2026.
Adele will appear alongside Adolescence breakout star Owen Cooper and other actors including Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Thandiwe Newton, Colin Firth, Hunter Schafer, George MacKay, Daryl McCormack, Ciarán Hinds, and Paul Bettany.
This marks Ford’s third feature film, and his first movie in nearly a decade. The story follows two male sopranos in the world of opera in 18th century Italy. Ford will write, produce, and direct the film, but none of the cast’s roles have been revealed yet.
While this is her first time appearing on the big screen, Adele previously won an Oscar for her James Bond theme song “Skyfall.”
Adele had previously teased interest in acting after Xavier Dolan, who she called her “creative soul mate,” directed the music videos for her hit songs “Hello” and “Easy On Me.”
“I’m sure I’ll get some flak for this, but I actually would like to act after working with Xavier. I would be in a film for him, definitely,” she said in a radio interview in 2015.
The Grammy winner was then rumored to appear in Dolan’s 2018 film The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, but only a song of hers was included in the movie.
Adele is on an indefinite hiatus from music after she concluded her Las Vegas residency last November. She said at the time that she had been touring and performing non-stop for almost three years.
“I have spent the last seven years building a new life for myself and I want to live it now,” the singer said through tears during her show. “I want to live my life that I’ve been building and I will miss you terribly.”
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She told fans she would not see them for an “incredibly long time,” adding: “And I will hold you dear in my heart for that whole length of my break.”
During her break from music, Adele has stayed busy with co-parenting her 13-year-old son, Angelo, who she shares with her ex-husband Simon Konecki. She is also engaged to sports agent Rich Paul, who she’s been romantically linked to since 2021.
