Miley Cyrus attends the 37th Palm Springs International Film Awards at Palm Springs Convention Center on Jan. 3, 2026. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society) Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment She's been Miley, now she's ready to be someone else. Miley Cyrus, who rose to superstar status first as an actress and then as a singer, is open (eager, even) to returning to the screen. "Love to," she told The Hollywood Reporter of acting again while standing on the red carpet Saturday outside the Palm Springs Convention Center, where she picked up a trophy for her Avatar: Fire and Ash ballad "Dream as One." "I hope some brilliant mind in here has the right thing for me. Let's see. Remind them. If someone genius comes by, be like, 'Hey, Miley is here.'" Related Stories TV 'Heated Rivalry' Breakout Connor Storrie to Make Late Night Debut on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' TV 'Heated Rivalry' Star Connor Storrie Signs With CAA (Exclusive) Asked what specifically she'd like to do, Cyrus came quick with an answer: "Just tell them, 'What do they want me to do.' I would love to go into someone else's world. I'm the boss in my own world." Aside from a surprise cameo in Ethan Coen's 2024 film Drive-Away Dolls, it's been years since Cyrus took on a meaty role in film or TV. She played pop star Ashley O in Black Mirror in 2019, and before that her other most recent credits include Woody Allen's 2016 series Crisis in Six Scenes; the 2012 films So Undercover and LOL; and 2010's The Last Song, among others. She's got other projects on the horizon including "something really, really special" to mark the 20th anniversary in March of Hannah Montana. "I think of my life in quarters, so I like to kind of think about who and what I want to be or do within the first quarter of that year and don't think too far ahead, or you end up committing to all these things that maybe that's not what is planned for you ultimately," she told THR of her plans for this year. "So within my first quarter, it's just celebration and kind of tying up what I've started with Avatar. We were just talking about the Hannah Montana anniversary, just really about everything that has been, really taking time to honor that. Then I'm thinking in the back half of the year, what could be." Something that she said she plans to do ASAP, however, is catch up to the phenomenon that is Heated Rivalry. "Every conversation I've had today has started with this [show]. I have not watched yet, but I will, and I'm aware of how much I'm going to be obsessed." Speaking of obsessed, Avatar continues to be a box office juggernaut. The third installment in James Cameron's epic franchise recently crossed the $1 billion mark, with no signs of slowing down. Cyrus has seen the film in theaters and joked that she's even got her style strategy secured for how best to enjoy the extended experience. "It's a long film, so you got to be properly dressed and designed. You want to look hot going in and leaving the theater, but I don't want to look hot for three and a half hours, so I pack all my little cozy things and I sneak all the food in." On a more serious note, Cyrus also offered her words of wisdom in regard to this week's somber one-year anniversary since the catastrophic L.A. wildfires as someone with experience: Cyrus lost a home in the 2018 Malibu wildfire. "I love how resilient our city is and watching everyone rebuild. We saw the community come together last year with everyone pulling together to pull through. It's nice now to see everybody with their feet on the ground a bit more. You just get so unstabilized and I don't think in a year you really can be grounded again. [I'm hoping for] a lot of peace for the families that aren't going to feel rebuilt for a long time." Miley Cyrus, winner of the outstanding artistic achievement award, at the 37th Palm Springs International Film Awards on Jan. 3, 2026. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society) THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Neon Why Jafar Panahi Will Return to Iran After the 'It Was Just an Accident' Oscar Campaign - Even as a Prison Sentence Awaits Him The Odyssey Mia Goth Calls Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' "One of the Greatest Experiences of My Life" Heat Vision Horror Shake-Up: Website Dread Central Gets a New Owner in Bloody Disgusting Co-Founder Brad Miska (Exclusive) The Thomas Crown Affair Michael B. Jordan on Warner Bros.-Netflix Deal and "Twists and Turns" of His 'Thomas Crown Affair' Obituaries Sidney Kibrick, Child Actor in the Our Gang Comedy Shorts, Dies at 97 Visual Effects Society Jerry Bruckheimer to Receive Visual Effects Society's Lifetime Achievement Award Neon Why Jafar Panahi Will