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Selena Gomez is officially set to star in acclaimed filmmaker Brady Corbet’s next feature film alongside top-tier Hollywood talents, such as Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender.
News of the casting first surfaced during the Cannes Film Festival, where the award-winning Blanchett appeared for a masterclass and casually revealed that she was “about to work with Brady Corbet on a film.” Shortly thereafter, industry reports confirmed that both Blanchett and Gomez had joined the cast, with Fassbender also attached to the project.
The still-untitled project will mark Corbet’s highly anticipated follow-up to The Brutalist, which received critical acclaim as the sweeping historical drama that further cemented his reputation as one of contemporary cinema’s most ambitious directors. Though official plot details of the forthcoming feature film are still being kept under wraps, Corbet has previously hinted that the film will be an expansive and provocative drama set largely in the 1970s. The director reportedly described the project as “X-rated” in tone and scale, with the narrative expected to span multiple generations and time periods stretching from the 19th century to modern day. The film is also rumored to carry the title The Origin of the World, though this has yet to be formally confirmed by the production team.
The upcoming feature continues Corbet’s streak of large-scale auteur-driven projects. Known for films such as Vox Lux and The Childhood of a Leader, the filmmaker has developed a reputation for creating visually arresting works that explore themes of power, fame, politics, and cultural collapse. Additional reports from outlets such as Variety have also suggested that the new movie will be shot on 65mm film, further emphasizing Corbet’s signature grand cinematic style.
For Selena Gomez, the project marks another major step in her steadily evolving acting career. In recent years, the singer and actress has received widespread acclaim for her performances in the long-running Hulu Original series, Only Murders in the Building, and Jacques Audiard’s crime-musical drama piece, Emilia Pérez, showcasing a dramatic range that has increasingly positioned her within prestige film circles.
Most recently, Gomez dropped her latest studio album, I Said I Love You First, her first joint record with her real-life husband, Benny Blanco. The album spawned the viral singles, “Ojos Tristes” featuring The Marías, “I Can’t Get Enough,” and a collaboration with Gracie Abrams, “call me when you break up.” Gomez also contributed an original song to the soundtrack of the hit Netflix series, Nobody Wants This, for its second season, dropping “In The Dark” late last October.
As we anticipate Selena Gomez’s upcoming appearance in Brady Corbet’s next film, revisit her latest album, I Said I Love You First, below:
Frequently Asked Questions
Brady Corbet’s upcoming untitled film will star Selena Gomez, Cate Blanchett, and Michael Fassbender.
While official plot details are still under wraps, the film is expected to be an expansive drama with an “X-rated” tone set largely in the 1970s, with a narrative spanning multiple generations from the 19th century to modern day.
Yes, the untitled project is the highly anticipated follow-up to The Brutalist, Corbet’s critically acclaimed historical drama.
The film is rumored to carry the title The Origin of the World, though this has not yet been formally confirmed by the production team.
Alongside the upcoming film, Gomez recently released her studio album I Said I Love You First with Benny Blanco, and contributed the original song “In The Dark” to the second season soundtrack of the Netflix series Nobody Wants This.