Dua Lipa is one of the most brilliant global singing stars, and in some cases, that globality and personality have been the ideal cocktail for her to be in demand on the small or big screen. The London singer of Kosovo Albanian origin makes her acting debut in a big way, an action and espionage blockbuster: For Argy.
You may remember Dua Lipa in another recent film, which is still in theaters, Barbie, but there it is more of a cameo and not a role and also important, as in the case of For Argythe latest film by Matthew Vaughn, the director of blockbuster films like the trilogy Kingsman o Kick-Ass.
A luxury cast
Blockbusters and action and spy films usually have them, with heroes and villains played by superstars. It is also the case of For Argy, which promises to be a box office bomb. Even more so if you see that Dua Lipa is accompanied by Henry Cavill, Adriana DeBose, John Cena, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson, Bryan Cranston and Catherine O’Hara.
With this premiere, Dua Lipa is ending an intense year and months, not only because of this filming, which lasted two years due to the pandemic and the writers’ strike, but also because of the end of her world tour and the beginning of a podcast.
Follow in the footsteps of other stars
Dua Lipa is the latest singing superstar to move into film, taking advantage of the worldwide popularity she has and perhaps also the acting skills and “romance” with the camera that she shows in many video clips. Recently, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Harry Styles and Lady Gaga did it, the last case, where she was nominated for an Oscar and won several awards for A star has been born.
These more current examples have nothing to do with previous ones, especially from the 90s, when cases like Madonna’s were more byproducts for fans and not ambitious film projects in quality or at least without the priority of shining the star. of the song.
Musicians as good actors as singers or composers
This was not the case with Madonna, but it has been or is being the case with the aforementioned Lady Gaga, who has taken a liking to acting and once again embellishes her role in The Gucci houseembodying Patricia Reggiani, the Black Widow. A similar case is Beyoncé, who is hilarious in Austin Powersbut who is capable of embroidering the drama in Dreamgirlsnominated for the Golden Globes.
What to say about Cher, with films like Mask, The Witches of Eastwick and of course, Moon spellfor which he won the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best actress. And among all of them, Barbra Streisand, so renowned as a singer and as an actress, with two Oscars, five Emmys and eight Golden Globes for titles such as What’s wrong with me, doctor?, just as we were o The prince of the tides.
Other success stories
Another singer, rapper in this case, although he is undoubtedly more of an actor, is Will Smith, with an impressive career since he debuted in The prince of Bel Air and in cinema with Six degrees of separationimpressing critics. Also featured a lot on the big screen are Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Jared Leto and, at the time, David Bowie..
At the other extreme, artists with few appearances in the cinema or only one highly acclaimed one such as these two cases: Whitney Huston with The bodyguard; and Björk with dance in the dark, by Lars von Trier, with which she won the Palme d’Or at Cannes for best actress. The Icelandic singer recently reappeared in The man of the north.
2023-10-01 17:37:26
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