{"id":2338690,"date":"2026-03-20T15:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2338690"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:19:13","slug":"adele-willing-to-risk-her-entire-image-for-movie-debut-trying-to-replicate-lady-gagas-success-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/adele-willing-to-risk-her-entire-image-for-movie-debut-trying-to-replicate-lady-gagas-success-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Adele \u2018Willing to Risk Her Entire Image\u2019 for Movie Debut, Trying to \u2018Replicate\u2019 Lady Gaga\u2019s Success (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b>Adele<\/b><span> is ready for her big-screen close-up \u2014 and a source says the \u201cHello\u201d singer is looking to <\/span><b>Lady Gaga<\/b><span> as inspiration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>\u201cGaga\u2019s managed to transform herself into a viable Hollywood leading lady while not losing her music career,\u201d explains the source. \u201cAdele wants to replicate that.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Among the flicks <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/lady-gaga-pulls-stops-kick-151522991.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the \u201cPoker Face\u201d diva;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the \u201cPoker Face\u201d diva&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">the \u201cPoker Face\u201d diva<\/a>, 39, has paved the way with are <\/span><i><span>A Star Is Born<\/span><\/i><span>, <\/span><i><span>House of Gucci<\/span><\/i><span> and <\/span><i><span>Joker: Folie \u00e0 Deux.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Now, her 37-year-old pop peer is set to make her own <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/adele-protective-fiance-rich-paul-103049312.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:movie debut;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;movie debut&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">movie debut<\/a> alongside the likes of <\/span><b>Nicholas Hoult<\/b><span>, <\/span><b>Colin Firth<\/b><span> and <\/span><b>Hunter Schafer<\/b><span> in <\/span><b>Tom Ford<\/b><span>\u2019s <\/span><i><span>Cry to Heaven<\/span><\/i><span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Currently in production, the period film is based on the <\/span><b>Anne Rice<\/b><span> novel of the same name and will likely hit theaters this fall, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/11\/tom-ford-cry-to-heaven-adele-nicholas-hoult-1236614051\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deadline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Deadline&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><i><span>Deadline<\/span><\/i><\/a><span> reports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>\u201cTime will tell if Adele\u2019s acting skills are up to the challenge,\u201d the source admits. \u201cThis movie is a crapshoot \u2014 she\u2019s willing to risk her entire image for it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vIQqxfSc6IwXxnqy83A8kw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/star_860\/2223b38d82000375a5f732cdec89e085\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Back in 2024, the recording artist revealed to German broadcaster <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zdf.de\/nachrichten-sendungen\/heute-journal\/beruehmtheit-adele-interview-100.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ZDF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ZDF&quot;}\" class=\"link \">ZDF<\/a> that she planned to take a \u201cbig break\u201d after roughly two years of performing in her \u201cWeekends With Adele\u201d residency in Las Vegas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>\u201cI want to do other creative things, just for a little while,\u201d she said, per <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/music\/news\/adele-music-break-1236073795\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Variety&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><i><span>Variety<\/span><\/i><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>But <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/adele-protective-fiance-rich-paul-103049312.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Adele;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Adele&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Adele<\/a> hinted to <\/span><i><span>The Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/i><span> that finding the right project had been challenging.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>\u201cI get offered to do biopics of singers, and I think that\u2019s too obvious,\u201d she told <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/adele-emotional-interview-music-motherhood-hollywood-las-vegas-1235711358\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:THR;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;THR&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><i><span>THR <\/span><\/i><\/a><span>in 2023. \u201cAnd also anyone that\u2019s great enough to have a biopic about them, you\u2019re just setting yourself up for disaster. Then would they want me to sing as myself? Because then it would sound like me, it wouldn\u2019t sound like them. So I wouldn\u2019t do it. But that\u2019s all I\u2019ve been offered, really.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/adele-willing-to-risk-her-entire-image-for-movie-debut-trying-to-replicate-lady-gagas-success-exclusive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Adele \u2018Willing to Risk Her Entire Image\u2019 for Movie Debut, Trying to \u2018Replicate\u2019 Lady Gaga\u2019s Success (Exclusive);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Adele \u2018Willing to Risk Her Entire Image\u2019 for Movie Debut, Trying to \u2018Replicate\u2019 Lady Gaga\u2019s Success (Exclusive)&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Adele \u2018Willing to Risk Her Entire Image\u2019 for Movie Debut, Trying to \u2018Replicate\u2019 Lady Gaga\u2019s Success (Exclusive)<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/simu-liu-proposes-under-eiffel-173318075.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Star&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><i>Star<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>Star<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=starmagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adele is ready for her big-screen close-up \u2014 and a source says the \u201cHello\u201d singer is looking to Lady Gaga as inspiration.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cGaga\u2019s managed to transform herself into a viable Hollywood leading lady while not losing her music career,\u201d explains the source. \u201cAdele wants to replicate that.\u201d\u00a0 Among the flicks the \u201cPoker Face\u201d diva, 39, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2338691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[354483,408891,396467,25405,313374,453071],"class_list":["post-2338690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-adele","tag-colin-firth","tag-hunter-schafer","tag-lady-gaga","tag-nicholas-hoult","tag-weekends-with-adele"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Adele-\u2018Willing-to-Risk-Her-Entire-Image-for-Movie-Debut.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338690"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2338692,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338690\/revisions\/2338692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}