Charli xcx is reportedly joining Martin Scorsese’s new film “What Happens at Night,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. The British singer is expected to make a brief cameo in the gothic psychological thriller, although details about her character have not been revealed. The report follows Scorsese’s appearance on the cover of her July 2026 album “Music, Fashion, Film.”

Charli xcx is reportedly preparing for another film appearance, this time in Martin Scorsese’s “What Happens at Night,” a gothic psychological thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. According to reports published on October 22, 2026, the British singer is expected to make a brief cameo, although her character and the exact nature of her scenes have not been revealed.

The role is not expected to be one of the film’s central parts. Current information points to a short appearance rather than a major supporting role, and neither Charli xcx nor representatives connected to the production had publicly confirmed the report when it emerged.

“What Happens at Night” is based on Peter Cameron’s 2020 novel of the same name. The story follows a married American couple who travel to an isolated European town in order to adopt a child, only to find themselves drawn into an increasingly strange and unsettling environment.

Much of the story takes place in a hotel populated by unusual guests and characters whose motives are difficult to read. As the adoption process continues, the couple’s sense of certainty begins to weaken, creating the kind of atmosphere that fits naturally with gothic fiction and psychological horror.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence lead the cast, while Mads Mikkelsen, Patricia Clarkson and Jared Harris are also attached to the project. That ensemble already gives the film a strong dramatic profile before the possible appearance of Charli xcx is taken into account.

For now, there is no reliable information about whom she might play. Any suggestion that she could appear as one of the hotel’s mysterious figures would be speculation, because no character description or scene details connected to her role have been released.

The production is linked with Apple and StudioCanal, but an official release date has not yet been announced. No footage or stills featuring Charli xcx have been shown, and the cameo report remains based on information from people familiar with the production.

Her connection with Scorsese, however, was already visible months before the casting report. In June 2026, Charli xcx revealed the cover of her album “Music, Fashion, Film,” which was released on July 24 and built around the idea of bringing those three creative worlds together.

The black-and-white cover image features John Cale, Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese sitting together in a kitchen. Each person represents one part of the album title: music, fashion and film. The photograph was shot by Aidan Zamiri, a frequent collaborator of the singer.

That earlier meeting was not connected to a movie role. Scorsese appeared as part of the visual concept for the album, and there had been no announcement at the time that the two were preparing to work together in a film.

The new “What Happens at Night” report therefore gives that connection a different meaning. What began as a visual collaboration for an album campaign may now be followed by a direct acting appearance in one of Scorsese’s films.

Charli xcx had spoken enthusiastically about bringing Cale, Jacobs and Scorsese together for the cover, describing the gathering as an unusual creative moment even by her own standards. The image became part of a project designed to explore her relationship with several forms of artistic expression at once.

That title also reflected the direction her career had started to take after the success of “Brat.” Music remained the core of her work, but acting and film-related projects were becoming more frequent and more visible.

One of those recent appearances is “The Moment,” a satirical film connected to the “Brat” period and directed by Aidan Zamiri. Unlike the reported Scorsese cameo, that project places Charli xcx much closer to the center of a story that directly reflects her public image and relationship with the music industry.

The difference between the two projects is important. “The Moment” is built around material closely associated with her own career, while “What Happens at Night” appears to offer a short part inside a fully fictional narrative led by other actors.

She has also appeared in productions including “100 Nights of Hero,” “I Want Your Sex” and “The Gallerist.” Those roles have allowed her to work within different styles and with filmmakers whose approaches are far removed from the visual language of a traditional music video.

Her relationship with cinema also extends to soundtrack work. Charli xcx collaborated with John Cale on “House,” a song connected to her music for the film adaptation of “Wuthering Heights.” That collaboration came before the pair appeared together on the cover of “Music, Fashion, Film.”

Those activities show two separate sides of her growing involvement with film. On one side, she is writing and contributing music for cinematic projects. On the other, she is increasingly appearing in front of the camera as an actor.

In the case of “What Happens at Night,” the current report concerns only her acting appearance. There has been no suggestion that Charli xcx will contribute an original song, score material or any other part of the film’s music.

The project also marks another collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio following “Killers of the Flower Moon” in 2023. Their new film moves into a very different kind of story, using gothic atmosphere and psychological uncertainty rather than the historical scale associated with some of their previous work.

Jennifer Lawrence plays the other half of the central couple, who travel to Europe hoping to adopt a child. Their stay gradually becomes more disturbing as they encounter unusual people and situations that make the world around them harder to understand.

The full details of the adaptation remain limited. A complete official synopsis has not been released, and it is still unclear how closely the screenplay will follow every part of Cameron’s novel.

The timing of the casting report also comes while Charli xcx is completing the U.S. leg of shows connected to “Music, Fashion, Film.” The final scheduled date in that run is set for Las Vegas on October 23.

That overlap reflects the way her current career is moving across several areas at once. She continues to tour and release music while developing acting roles and other film-related work in parallel.

Even so, the Scorsese project should not be overstated. The information currently available points to a cameo, not a co-starring role alongside DiCaprio and Lawrence.

There are still several important details missing: the name of her character, the length of her screen time, whether she shares scenes with the leads and whether her involvement will be acknowledged in the film’s official marketing.

Until those questions are answered, the safest description is that Charli xcx is reportedly set for a brief appearance in “What Happens at Night,” with official confirmation still pending.

If the cameo is confirmed, it would continue a pattern that has become increasingly clear over the past two years. Her interest in film is no longer limited to soundtrack work, music videos or projects built directly around her pop career.

From the “Music, Fashion, Film” cover to acting projects and now a reported appearance in a Martin Scorsese movie, Charli xcx is gradually building a screen presence alongside her music career. The scale of the role may be small, but the project would place her inside one of the most high-profile film productions she has joined so far.