Miley Cyrus Makes Directorial Debut

Miley Cyrus has been a mega-star for more than a decade but now the multihyphenate is adding another talent to her resume: director. Cyrus helms her pop opera feature “Something Beautiful,” making her directorial debut with the “one of a kind” cinematic experience that is “fueled by fantasy,” as the logline teases. Cyrus co-directs with Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter.

“Something Beautiful” will feature 13 original songs from Cyrus’ ninth studio album of the same name. The film is mixed by Alan Meyerson (“Dune Part One,” “The Dark Knight”) for a theatrical release. “Mandy” breakout filmmaker Panos Cosmatos produces along with Cyrus and XYZ Films, in collaboration with Sony Music Vision, Columbia Records, and Live Nation. Benoît Debie is the cinematographer.

“’Something Beautiful’ is my dream project come true — fashion, film, and original music coexisting in harmony,” Cyrus said in a press statement. “My co-creators are all geniuses in their own right: from the masters of sound, Shawn Everett and Alan Meyerson, to one of cinema’s most unique directors, Panos Cosmatos serving as a producer. Each collaborator has used their expertise to make this fantasy a reality.”

“Something Beautiful” will have its world premiere June 6 at the Tribeca Festival. The film follows the trend of visual albums with feature accompaniments: The Weeknd recently debuted “Hurry Up Tomorrow” starring Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan to coincide with his album as well.

As for the “Something Beautiful” team, producer Cosmatos has his own feature in the works starring another first-time female director, Kristen Stewart, whose “The Chronology of Water” wowed at Cannes. Stewart will star alongside Oscar Isaac in Cosmatos’ ’80s-set vampire rave drama “Flesh of the Gods,” written by “Se7en” screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker. The film centers on married couple Raoul (Isaac) and Alex (Stewart) who descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm of ’80s Los Angeles, per the official synopsis. When they cross paths with a mysterious and enigmatic woman and her hard-partying cabal, Raoul and Alex are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills, and violence. “Flesh of the Gods” will be the fourth collaboration between Cosmatos and XYZ, including “Something Beautiful.”

“Something Beautiful” will be released in theaters for one night only on June 12 from Trafalgar Releasing and Sony Music Vision. Check out the trailer below.