Charli XCX To Play Tortured Spirit in Takashi Miike’s Slasher Movie

Charli XCX‘s movie era continues to cook. After taking this year’s Sundance Film Festival by storm with her mockumentary The Moment, the singer-turned-actress who has half a dozen movies in the pipeline has lined up her next big screen project.

According to Deadline, Charli will be possessed by a violent, tortured spirit in director Takashi Miike’s upcoming untitled slasher-horror film that is scheduled to start filming in Japan next month; the role was previously reported, but the details about the plot are new. The director behind such beloved films as Dead or Alive and 13 Assassins has cast the Brat singer in the movie currently referred to as Untitled Kyoto, which will follow three best friends who meet up in Kyoto for a rejuvenating girls trip that turns into a nightmare when Charli’s Katie becomes possessed by a violent, tortured spirit played by actress/model Kiko Mizuhara (Norwegian Wood, Ride or Die).

In addition to Mizuhara, the film will also co-star Milly Alcock (Supergirl), Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) and Show Kasamatsu (Tokyo Vice). The script by Ross Evans and Yumiko Aoyagi was inspired by an original idea cooked up by Charli and Miike, with Charli producing through her studio365 banner.

While a release date has not yet been confirmed for Charli’s upcoming horror turn, the “Von Dutch” vocalist has plenty of other movie magic in the offing for fans on her schedule. In addition to The Moment, which is in theaters now, she will also be seen soon in Daniel Goldhaber’s remake of the 1978 underground horror classic Faces of Death, as well as Greg Araki’s erotic comedy thriller I Want Your Sex alongside Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman and Chase Sui Wonders and director Cathy Yan’s dark comedy thriller The Gallerist with Natalie Portman, Jenna Ortega, Zach Galifianakis and Catherine Zeta-Jones.