‘100 Nights of Hero’ Director on Giving Charli Xcx Her First Movie Role and Casting Singer Before ‘News Had Broken That She Was Interested in Acting’

Brat Summer isn’t going away anytime soon.

After being officially labeled the Fifth Greatest Pop Star of 2024 by Billboard, Charli XCX’s bid to become a legit film star (OK, she had a voice role in “The Angry Birds Movie”) is about to have an explosive start. Two features in which she stars are premiering almost simultaneously. But that’s not all. Over the horizon are five more buzzy films starring the singer, including one she’s actually producing.

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Yet none of these projects had been announced when Julia Jackman first spoke to Charli about appearing in her period fantasy “100 Years

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