Adele to Make Acting Debut in Tom Fords Cry to Heaven

Grammy-winning singer Adele is set to make her feature film acting debut in "Cry to Heaven," director Tom Ford's adaptation of Anne Rice's 1982 novel, with production underway in London and Rome.

The film, Ford's third as a director, centers on two men navigating the competitive world of 18th-century Italian opera: a Venetian noble and a castrated Calabrian singer, or maestro castrato, whose paths intersect amid themes of music, vengeance, identity, betrayal, and the pursuit of artistic freedom. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in mid-January, with a release planned for late autumn 2026. Ford, who wrote the screenplay and is producing through his Fade to Black banner, is self-financing the project and plans to seek distribution after completion.

Joining Adele in the ensemble cast are Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ciarán Hinds, George MacKay, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Paul Bettany, Owen Cooper, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Hunter Schafer, Josephine Thiesen, Thandiwe Newton, Theodore Pellerin, Daryl McCormack, Cassian Bilton, Hauk Hannemann, and Lux Pascal. The casting reunites Ford with Firth, who starred in his 2009 directorial debut "A Single Man" and earned an Oscar...