Adele Becomes an Actress

According to Khabaronline News Agency, Tom Ford’s third film, the fashion designer and filmmaker, will be an adaptation of Anne Rice’s 1982 novel titled “Cry to Heaven”; a drama story set in 18th-century Italy.

The singer will star alongside Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ciarán Hinds, Thandiwe Newton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Hunter Schafer, Daryl McCormack, George MacKay, Paul Bettany, and Owen Cooper. Owen, 15, who became one of the youngest Emmy Award winners during the broadcast of Netflix’s original programs, will soon be seen in Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of “Wuthering Heights”.

The story is about two people who unexpectedly collaborate to succeed in the world of opera: a Venetian nobleman and a music master from Calabria. The Washington Post has called the work “a fascinating look into an interesting and little-known world.”

This film will be Ford’s third cinematic work after the adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s “A Single Man” and the thriller “Nocturnal Animals” starring Amy Adams. In 2023, Ford stated that his interest in cinema had grown more than in fashion.

He told GQ in an interview: “The two films I made were very enjoyable for me. This was the most pleasant experience of my life. I am 62 years old and I hope to stay relatively fit until I am 82. I want to spend the next 20 years of my life on film. It was time to say goodbye to fashion. Fashion is a young man’s game.”

“Cry to Heaven” is currently in pre-production this year in London and Rome, with filming set to begin in January and its release scheduled for late 2026.

Previously, rumors had circulated about Adele’s first acting experience in Xavier Dolan’s “The Death and Life of John F. Donovan,” directed by the filmmaker who made her “Hello” video. Adele had said at the time: “I know I might be criticized for this, but I really want to act after working with Xavier. I will definitely act for him in a film.”

Although one of her songs appeared in the final version of the film, she herself did not appear in it. The film received negative reviews. Last year, after a series of sold-out concerts in Munich, Adele announced her intention to take an indefinite leave from music.

“Cry to Heaven” is part of a series of recent television adaptations of Anne Rice’s works, which include new versions of “Interview with the Vampire,” “The Mayfair Witches,” and “Talamasca: The Secret Society.”