Adele will jump from stage to screen , making her film debut in Tom Ford’s new film, currently slated for a fall 2026 release, as the powerhouse crooner shelves music for the time being.

The 16-time Grammy winner , 37, will appear in the 64-year-old designer and director’s self-financed adaptation of Anne Rice’s “Cry to Heaven,” per Deadline.

The Ford-penned 18th century-set film — which is now in pre-production in London and Rome — also stars Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Colin Firth, Hunter Schafer, Thandiwe Newton, Mark Strong, and Paul Bettany.

News of Adele’s pivot comes over a year after she proclaimed in summer 2024 that she wanted “a big break” from music after her residency at Las Vegas’ Colosseum at Caesars Palace, which wrapped last November.

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