The Harry Styles “effect”: successful but unthinkable acting leaps

Harry Styles, the British singer who will perform in Argentina on Sunday, December 4 at the river stadiumwas acclaimed at the Toronto Film Festival for the film “my policeman”. The conflict drama of Tom, a “closet” gay cop in the 1950s, I position myself as an actor in the eyes of critics.

About his role in the film, at a press conference at the Canadian festival, Harry Styles stated, “I think Tom’s version of acceptance is very depressing. I think, he accepts that he denied that part of him for a long time. I think wasting time is the most devastating thing, because it’s the one thing we can’t control. It’s what we can never get back.”

Former lead singer of one direction joins a list of successful musicians, of different genres, who ventured into the cinema taking more applause and recognition from critics. Antecedents that come from the birth of sound cinema, but that in recent years have gained strong Hollywood influence: Styles had already debuted in the film “Dunkirk” and would join the Marvel Universe.

Lady Gaga

The directorial debut of Bradley Cooper brought with him the first leading role of Lady Gaga on the big screen. “A star has been born” 2018, was the opportunity for the singer of “Bad Romance” to star in a romantic film, with a classic imprint, that kept her in competition for awards against legendary stars such as Glenn Close. The acting career of Stefani Germanottta until that moment it included his secondary role in the film “Machete Kills” and participations on the small screen with the series “The sopranos” Y American Horror Story Hotel”. At the end of 2021 it premiered “The Gucci House”.

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake

American boyband vocalist N’Sync, was one of the interpreters born from pop music with a strong acceptance in specialized critics. With tens of millions of copies of albums sold worldwide, the youth group dissolved at the beginning of the new millennium, and Timberlake faced his solo and acting career firmly. The native of Memphis had the participation of him in “Black Snake Moan”Southland Tales” and a loud cheer from the audience with “The Social Network” of David Fincher.

björk

björk

The Icelandic singer had one of the most recognized performances on the big screen thanks to the vision of the filmmaker Lars Von Trier. The Danish director asked Bjork to make the soundtrack for the project “Dancer in the Dark”, but soon after he convinced the artist to take on a role in the film. The dramatic and forceful performance of the immigrant Selma was recognized with the Palme d’Or for Best Actress at the Cannes International Film Festival.

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

The New Yorker had her star role in the seventh art almost on par with her musical career. The film “Selena”, the biopic of the tex-mex singer Selena Quintanillawas his feature film debut and earned him a Golden Globe nomination. And he scores with above-average box office hits, like “Anaconda”“Out of Sight”, “It Happened in Manhattan” Y “We Dance? “. In 2019 he produced and acted in “Wall Street Scammers” which was presented at the Toronto film festival and grossed $155.9 million worldwide and received positive reviews: Time magazine included it among the 10 best films of the year.

Beyoncé

Beyoncé

The ex Destiny’s ChildBeyoncé appeared in comedies like “Austin Powers: Goldmember” Y “The Pink Panther“, before landing her first leading role as Deena Jones in “Dreamgirls” of Bill Condon. Nominated for best actress, the production won the award for Best film at the 2007 Golden Globes, making it the most successful foray for the singer-songwriter of “Crazy in love” on the screen.

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