Charli XCX Joins Scorsese Film With DiCaprio, Lawrence — SkimNews
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- Charli XCX will cameo in Martin Scorsese’s new horror film What Happens at Night, joining lead actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence
- Martin Scorsese is directing the film adaptation of Peter Cameron’s gothic novel What Happens at Night, set in a remote European town and centered on a couple’s adoption struggle
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence star as an American couple facing psychological and supernatural tensions while attempting to adopt a child in the isolated hotel setting
- Mads Mikkelsen, Patricia Clarkson, and Jared Harris are also cast in the film, playing enigmatic hotel guests who unsettle the central couple
- Charli XCX previously collaborated with Scorsese on the cover art for her album Music, Fashion, Film, where he appeared alongside John Cale and Marc Jacobs
- Charli XCX has recently appeared in several films, including Erupjca, The Moment, 100 Nights of Hero, and a Takashi Miike-directed project currently untitled
Why it matters: Charli XCX’s transition from music to film gains momentum with a role in a high-profile Scorsese project alongside A-list actors, signaling expanded creative reach beyond pop performance into narrative cinema, where her prior collaborations with cultural icons suggest deliberate artistic curation.
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