Adele is trading in her microphone for a film script. The "Hello" singer, 37, is slated to make her acting debut in Tom Ford's upcoming film Cry to Heaven, Deadline reported on Wednesday, November 12. An adaptation of Anne Rice's 1982 novel, the story is set in 18th century Italy and follows two men, a Venetian noble and a castrated singer, as their paths cross in the world of opera. Adele will star in Cry to Heaven alongside Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor Johnson, 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 currently in pre-production in London and Rome, with principal photography set to begin in January 2026. A release date is expected in the fall of next year. Ford, 64, who last directed Nocturnal Animals in 2016, is self-financing and plans to find a buyer after production is complete, according to Deadline. 25 Pop Culture Events to Look Forward to in 2025 Adele's acting debut comes after she concluded her Weekends with Adele Las Vegas residency in November 2024, telling fans at the time that she didn't know what her future held. "I will miss it terribly, and I will miss you terribly," she told the audience during her 100th and final show at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace. "I don't know when I'm next gonna perform again. "I'm not doing anything else. I'm actually s***ting myself like, what I am gonna do while I'm gone. I don't have any f***ing plans." Adele continued, "Of course I'll be back, the only thing I'm good at is singing. I don't know when I want to next come onstage." The Grammy winner previously revealed in July 2024 that she would be taking a break from music after her residency ended. Adele Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Adele "I don't have any plans for new music at all," she said in an interview with Germany's ZDF. "I want a big break after this and I think I want to do other creative things, just for a little while." Though Adele said she doesn't "like being famous," she added, "I love that I get to make music all the time." A source exclusively told Us Weekly in September 2024 that Adele was "ready for her next chapter" as she entered her hiatus. Everything to Know About George Clooney and Adam Sandler's 'Jay Kelly' "She wants to take a step back and focus on her family," the insider said of the "Easy on Me" singer, who shares son Angelo, 13, with ex-husband Simon Konecki. "[Adele's] residency and tour was very taxing ... and she's looking forward to having more free time." The source also shared that Adele hopes to have a baby with fiancé Rich Paul. The couple started dating in early 2021 after they met years prior at a party. "I don't feel anxious or nervous or frazzled," she told Vogue of how she feels with Paul, 44, in October 2021. "It's quite the opposite. It's wild. ... I'm a 33-year-old divorced mother of a son, who's actually in charge. The last thing I need is someone who doesn't know where they're at, or what they want. I know what I want. And I really know what I don't want."