PinkPantheress Joins Daniels' Secret Event Pic at Universal
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- PinkPantheress is set to make her feature acting debut in the Daniels' secret event film at Universal, joining previously announced Matt Damon, Sandra Oh, Charles Melton, Sean Kaufman, Silvia Dionicio, Jackson Kelly, Kerrice Brooks, Thalia Dudek, and Michael Gandolfini.
- The Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), the Oscar-winning duo behind Everything, Everywhere All at Once, are directing and producing with Jonathan Wang through their Playgrounds company under their overall Universal pact.
- PinkPantheress broke out in 2021 on TikTok and SoundCloud with R&B/alternative pop/UK garage tracks known for introspective lyrics, '90s and '00s samples, and songs under 90 seconds; her eight-track album Fancy That runs just 20 minutes.
- Her accolades include two 2025 Grammy nominations (Best Dance Pop Recording for "Illegal" and Best Dance/Electronic Album for Fancy That), the BRIT Award for Producer of the Year — the first woman and youngest winner at 25 — plus Variety's Young Hollywood Music Innovator 2025, a 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist spot, and Producer of the Year at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards.
- PinkPantheress scored her first Billboard Global 200 No. 1 with "Stateside + Zara Larsson" and counts 14.5M social followers with 32.8M monthly Spotify listeners.
- Universal EVP Production Development Sara Scott and Director of Production Development Jacqueline Garell are shepherding the project, slated to open theatrically on November 19, 2027.
Why it matters: The Daniels are coming off their Oscar-sweeping Everything Everywhere All at Once, and any new project from them carries significant industry weight. Casting PinkPantheress — a Gen Z music star with 14.5M followers and a Billboard Global 200 No. 1 — gives the secretive film a built-in audience outside traditional moviegoers ahead of its November 19, 2027 theatrical bow.
