EXCLUSIVE: It’s been nearly a decade since Tom Ford directed a film but it looks like the multi-hyphenate has zeroed in on his next project and lined up an all-star ensemble to lead the film.

Sources tell Deadline Ford has confirmed that he will direct an adaptation of the Anne Rice novel Cry To Heaven . The screenplay has been written by Ford, who is also directing and producing through his Fade To Black production company.

Set in 18th century Italy, the film stars Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Adele (in her movie debut), Ciarán Hinds, George MacKay, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Paul Bettany, Owen Cooper, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Hunter Schafer, Josephine Thiesen, Thandiwe Newton, Theodore Pellerin, Daryl McCormack, Cassian Bilton, Hauk Hannemann, and Lux Pascal.

The film is cu

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