India, Nov. 13 -- British singer and 16-time-Grammy winner Adele is stepping away from the mic and heading to the big screen. The chart-topping artist will make her acting debut in Tom Ford's upcoming film Cry to Heaven, based on Anne Rice's 1982 novel of the same name.

The project marks Adele's first major film role and pairs her with an ensemble cast that includes Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ciaran Hinds, George MacKay, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Paul Bettany, Hunter Schafer, and Thandiwe Newton, among others.

Cry to Heaven is set in 18th-century Italy and follows the lives of two men - a Venetian nobleman and a castrated opera singer - whose paths cross in unexpected ways. The adaptation will be directed, written, and produc...