Besides recording a soundtrack album for Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights, Charli XCX has quite a few onscreen film roles coming up. But the Charli XCX movie is The Moment, a new mockumentary sending up her experience during the Brat album cycle.
The Moment was first announced as an A24 movie “based on an original idea by Charli XCX” without any further detail about what that might entail. When the first teaser emerged last month, it became clear this would be a satirical look at the Brat phenomenon from the inside, in which “a rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.” Wednesday, we learned the Aidan Zamiri-directed movie would premiere at Sundance next month, and today we get the first official trailer.
In the two-minute clip, we see a bunch of the big names in the cast, including Kylie Jenner, Rachel Sennott, Rosanna Arquette, and Alexander Skarsgård. Some are in character, others are playing hyperreal versions of themselves. I am still unclear about whether this will be smart and funny or a complete flop. Watch below and try to decode the signs.
The Moment hits theaters 1/30.
