Hayley Kiyoko is ready to make her Hollywood debut with the movie Ladies Like Ladies, by which she’s going to function director and co-writer.
Deadline reported yesterday (December 4) that the pop star will cross over to movie with the mission, which relies on each her hit 2015 single and 2023 novel of the identical title. The movie’s script is co-written by Kiyoko and Stefanie Scott, who starred within the tune’s music video.
On the guide, Kiyoko beforehand stated that Ladies Like Ladies is “a love letter to anybody who doesn’t imagine they’re worthy of being cherished again or that they will have a cheerful ending.”
Ladies Like Ladies shall be backed by Focus Options and Depraved producer Marc Platt. In a press release shared on Instagram, Kiyoko stated she has “dreamt of this second for 9 years”.
She revealed how the “previous nearly decade” has seen her shift and evolve her priorities, and that the event of the Ladies Like Ladies movie concerned an “immense wrestle”.
“Since I launched ‘Ladies Like Ladies’ in 2015, I’ve made a vow to myself and to you all to do every little thing in my energy to create hopeful queer content material on the largest scale doable,” she wrote. “The highway map has by no means been clear, I’ve simply stored believing that if I stored attempting, that sooner or later a highway may very well be paved. We made it. It’s right here.”
“From a tune, to a music video, to a guide, to a characteristic movie. WE DID IT,” she continued.
“We are going to proceed to create area and ignite hope. Thanks to each collaborator and pal who has helped me in anyway from the inception of this music video and past.”
“Thanks kiyokians from the underside of my coronary heart. For displaying up for me, reminding me I’m not alone. I’m so overwhelmed I lastly get to share this information with you and make this movie come to life.”
Kiyoko can be set to publish her second novel The place There’s Room For Us in 2025. Her newest album ‘Panorama’ was launched in 2022 – the next 12 months noticed her difficulty two singles, ‘Greenlight’ and ‘someplace between the sand and the stardust’.
