Cry to Heaven, an Anne Rice Movie Adaptation, Will Star Adele

Although Anne Rice was mostly famous for her supernatural fiction about vampires and witches, she also wrote straightforward historical fiction. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter , one of those novels, 1982’s Cry to Heaven , is about to get a film adaptation, directed by Tom Ford. And it will star iconic singer Adele in her acting debut. The novel takes place in the world of 18th-century Italian castrati singers. Its main characters are a maestro castrato and a young aristocrat forced into castration to pursue fame as a singer. In that era, castrati singers were among the most famous performers in the world, akin to pop stars today. We’re very curious to see how Anne Rice’s Cry to Heaven will come to life as a movie.

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