2026 is shaping up to be quite the year for pop megastar-turned-movie star Charli XCX. Recent weeks have given us some tantalising first glimpses at the year ahead for the 'I Love It' singer, with trailers for Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights and Julia Jackman's feminist fantasy 100 Nights Of Hero teasing a whole new soundtrack album for the former and a starring role in the latter from the in-demand star. But the biggest of Charli's upcoming projects, A24 joint The Moment, has remained largely under wraps… until now. A newly released teaser for the movie, directed by Aidan Zamiri from an original idea by Charli XCX, has just dropped — and it looks like we're going back to brat for a meta take on the music industry. Check it out below;
When the buzzy cast for The Moment was first confirmed (Alexander Skarsgård! Rachel Sennott! Rosanna Arquette! Jamie 'Stath Lets Flats' Demetriou!) alongside a synopsis teasing a movie about "a rising pop star navigating the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut," we had wondered whether we may be in for something blending fiction and reality, especially given the overwhelming brattiness of the casting reveal. And, well, it looks like we were right! In this brief but eye-catching teaser, we see Charli XCX on stage, backstage, and even on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert during the Brat tour, dealing with, well, the complexities of fame and industry pressure, flanked by a bevy of famous pals. And, by the looks of it, this was shot during the tour itself, which immediately makes this feel like a bit of a must-see for fans and anyone interested in the inner workings of the industry.
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Now, we have been burned in recent times by global music icons disappearing down the rabbit hole of blurring fact and fiction, getting stuck in the liminal space between (*cough* Hurry Up Tomorrow *cough*). But every day is Christmas Eve here at Empire HQ, and given the projects Charli XCX has been aligning herself with lately, the cineaste credentials flexed by her frequent Letterboxd recommendations, and the woman herself's magnetic screen — and stage — presence, we're more than willing to take The Moment to see this one when it drops in cinemas in 2026.