There are so many Charli XCX projects out there right now, it’s tough to keep up. The brat superstar had three of them at Sundance alone. But her actual acting debut, the “anti-romantic comedy” Erupcja, premiered at TIFF last year and is finally set to hit theaters in April.
I don’t remember this movie at all from TIFF, which might tell you something.
Charli not only stars, but co-wrote the screenplay with director Pete Ohs and co-stars, Jeremy O. Harris, Lena Góra, and Will Madden.
Here’s the synopsis: A romantic vacation goes awry when a volcanic eruption strands Bethany (Charli xcx) and her soon-to-be fiancé, Rob (Will Madden) in Warsaw, Poland. Bethany takes the explosive event as a sign to ditch her baggage, reunite with childhood friend Nel (Lena Góra) and traipse across lofts, clubs and back alleys, all the while becoming entangled in an emotional web that challenges her sense of self.
It’s a good time for distributor 1-2 Special to drop this trailer as Charli XCX is having a moment, literally, as her new film The Moment is open in theaters now. She’s also in Gregg Araki’s raunchy comedy I Want Your Sex, which just got picked up by Magnolia Pictures today for $4M. Not bad.
Erupcja will hit theaters on April 17th in New York and Los Angeles.
