Charli xcx is teaming up with A24 to produce and star in a new movie called “The Moment,” based on her own original idea.
The “Brat” pop star will produce the film as the first project under her new production company, Studio365. Plot details are kept under wraps.
“The Moment” is the feature directorial debut of Scottish photographer and filmmaker Aidan Zamiri, who wrote the screenplay with Bertie Brandes. Charli’s longtime collaborator A. G. Cook, a producer whose fingerprints are all over “Brat,” will compose the score.
David Hinojosa is also producing “The Moment” via his production banner 2AM. Brandon Creed, Mikey Schwartz-Wright and Zach Nutman will serve as executive producers. A24 is handling the global release of the film.
The announcement comes just hours after Charli led the Brit Awards nominations with five nods, for artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year and dance and pop act. It’s also the latest film project in a string of Hollywood moves from the pop star. She stars in Daniel Goldhaber’s “Faces of Death” remake, Romain Gavras’ adventure comedy “Sacrifice” and Pete Ohs’ “Erupcja.” She’s in Julia Jackman’s “100 Nights of Hero” alongside Nicholas Galitzine, Emma Corin and Maika Monroe, and she has a guest role in Benito Skinner’s comedy series “Overcompensating.” She’ll also be seen in Gregg Araki’s “I Want Your Sex” opposite Olivia Wilde, Mason Gooding and Cooper Hoffman, and Cathy Yan’s “The Gallerist” led by Jenna Ortega, Natalie Portman and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Charli recently showed off her acting chops on “Saturday Night Live,” where she pulled double duty as both host and musical guest. And she spoke with Variety in December about her pivot toward a new type of performing.
“I hate it when musicians dive into a different field, head-first, without really researching or learning much of anything about it,” she said. “So I did a lot of reading to educate myself over the past three or four years before I actually did anything.”
From Variety US