Photography Ryan McGinley, fashion Karen LangleyMusic / NewsMusic / NewsFKA twigs is making her film debut at Sundance in Shia LaBeouf’s movieThe feature flick, written by LaBeouf, will chronicle a child TV star’s tumultuous childhoodShareLink copied ✔️November 29, 2018November 29, 2018Text Angela Skujins While it looks like we won’t be receiving any new FKA twigs music any time soon, her first feature film has been announced for Sundance. The London artist is set to make her film debut alongside Shia LaBeouf in a loosely autobiographical film called Honey Boy. Written and co-starring LaBeouf, the flick will premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Directed by Alma Har’el and also starring Boy Erased’s Lucas Hedges and Noah Jupe, the plot of Honey Boy takes inspiration from his early life as a child star, following the tumultuous childhood and relationships of the protagonist and his ex-rodeo clown father. According to Sundance, the duo will “face their stormy past through time and cinema”. Photos from the set show artist and actor LaBeouf sporting a fake stomach paunch and a reciding hairline, playing the father. The title comes from LaBeouf’s childhood nickname. It’s not clear yet just who twigs is playing. Honey Boy is one of 112 films just announced on the programme for the 2019 edition of Sundance Festival. Other notable highlights include The Last Black Man in San Francisco directed by Joe Talbot and starring Donald Glover (Childish Gambino), and Native Son directed by Rashid Johnson starring previous Dazed cover star Ashton Sanders from Moonlight. FKA twigs has kept a pretty low profile this year, releasing a music feature with A$AP Rocky on “Fukk Sleep”, as well as the fourth release of her visual Instagram zine, AVANTgarden. Honey Boy will premiere at Sundance in January. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingIlia Malinin breaks the ice – and his silenceHe does things on a skating rink that were once thought impossible. But the ‘Quad God’s’ setback at this year’s Winter Olympics brought new fire and energy to a skater seen by many as the greatest of all time Life & CultureBeautyThe rise of the intellectual tattoo Nike FashionNike celebrates the culture of soccer ahead of a summer shaped by the gameLife & CultureWhy so many young people are training to be death doulasBeautyHoroscopes June 2026: The stars say love deeply and risk embarrassmentLife & Culture5 times ‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin did the impossible on the iceFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy