Pop superstarCharli XCXwill be starring in another film, this one based on her own original idea,Varietyreports. The project, titledThe Moment, will be produced by Charli as the first film under her new production company, Studio365.A24will distribute the picture, which is to be the feature directorial debut of photographer turned filmmaker Aidan Zamiri, who helmed two music videos for Charli, “360” and “Guess” featuring Billie Eilish. Zamiri co-wrote the script with Bertie Brandes. Plot details are under wraps, but producer and longtime collaborator A.G. Cook, who produced Charli’s award-winning sixth albumBrat, will provide the soundtrack.
The Momentis appropriately titled, given that Charli herself is certainly having her moment. She has been in the throes of a pop culture moment since the Brat summer phenomenon of 2024, a slew of accolades for the album, including seven Grammy nods, a stint hosting and performing onSaturday Night Live, and an impressive list of upcoming movies announced in the last year.
She’s set to appear in seven other projects releasing in the near future, including queer cinema iconGreg Araki’sI Want Your Sex, in which Charli will star opposite Olivia Wilde, Mason Gooding and Cooper Hoffman;The Gallerist, a dark comedy fromBirds of Preydirector Cathy Yan, featuringJenna Ortega and Natalie Portman; and a remake of the infamoushorror mockumentaryFaces of Death, among other titles.
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In a separate interview withVarietyfrom December 2024, Charli commented on her burgeoning acting career, saying that she enjoyed learning the process on set and ensured she had done her homework before her big pivot to screen roles. She explained:
“I’m enjoying learning about being on a set and learning from great directors and actors… I hate it when musicians dive into a different field, head-first, without really researching or learning much of anything about it. So I did a lot of reading to educate myself over the past three or four years before I actually did anything.”
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Charli also revealed she got advice on hostingSNLfrom Oscar-nominatedWickedstar Ariana Grande.
“She was just like, ‘You’re gonna be amazing, just relax, it’s so fun,’ but outside of her advice about contact lenses — which I ended up not going with on the night — I really heeded [Lorne Michaels’] advice, which was just to trust the process, go with the flow and not try and overly control things that would automatically get figured out along the way. I listened to that advice because, I mean, how can you not?”
When asked if she was ready for the super-stardom that comes with being a pop star and actress, Charli said she wasn’t sure and that she was at a “crossroads” in her life. But with this latest starring role announcement, it seems Charli is sliding comfortably into the Hollywood spotlight. David Hinojosa is also producingThe Momentvia his company 2AM. Brandon Creed, Mikey Schwartz-Wright, and Zach Nutman will executive produce.
