The project is scheduled to begin filming this fall. FKA Twigs at the "Mother Mary" New York Special Screening held at the Metrograph on April 13, 2026 in New York, New York. John Nacion/Variety Trending on Billboard FKA Twigs will step into her most challenging acting role to date later this year when she begins filming a biopic of Jazz Age legend Josephine Baker. The as-yet-untitled film from director Maimouna Doucouré ( Cuties , Hawa ) financed and co-produced by Studiocanal, is being offered for sale at the Cannes Film Festival, which opens on Tuesday (May 12) and runs through May 23. Explore See latest videos, charts and news According to Variety , singer Twigs (born Tahliah Debrett Barnett), 38, said in a statement, “I am honored to collaborate with the immensely talented Maïmouna Doucouré on this incredible project. Josephine Baker’s extraordinary legacy is such an inspiration to me and to so many people around the world.…