A popular British singer-actress has joined Martin Scorsese‘s upcoming horror project. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in lead roles.
Charli XCX has now joined the cast of What Happens at Night, as Variety reported. The British pop star will now share the screen with Oscar winners DiCaprio and Lawrence. Although Charli’s exact role in the Gothic psychological thriller remains under wraps, the outlet mentions that the actress will have a cameo in the film.
DiCaprio plays The Man, and Lawrence portrays The Woman. In addition to them, Mads Mikkelsen stars as Brother Emmanuel. Patricia Clarkson, Jared Harris, Ilinca Manolache, Gabriel Spahiu, and Welker White also joined the cast.
Scorsese directs the feature, while Patrick Marber adapts Peter Cameron’s 2020 novel of the same name for the screen. DiCaprio, Lawrence, and Scorsese produce the film alongside Daniel Lupi. It is an Apple and StudioCanal production.
Charli XCX builds her film career after Brat success
Following the success of her 2024 album Brat, Charli has appeared in seven films so far in the past two years. That includes The Moment, a mockumentary directed by Aidan Zamiri that satirizes the attention surrounding the album and its commercial success.
The pop star later appeared in I Want Your Sex, The Gallerist, and Faces of Death. Charli XCX has also been cast in an untitled Takashi Miike film in which she will star alongside Milly Alcock, Norman Reedus, and others.
Her TV credits also include Gossip Girl and Overcompensating, among others. The singer has also connected her music with cinema through her latest album, Music, Fashion, Film, whose cover features figures associated with each art form, including Scorsese.
Charli XCX has received 10 Grammy nominations and won three awards. Two wins were for Brat, which took home Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Recording Package.
Apple Original Films has not yet announced a release date for What Happens at Night.
