Lady Gaga is to play the late singer and TV star Cilla Black in a biopic about the American soul star Dionne Warwick.
Warwick, 75, was in Cannes to announce the project which will see former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett play her.
Black, who died aged 72 on 1 August last year, and Warwick were chart rivals in the 1960s.
Black recorded a cover version of Warwick's Anyone Who Had A Heart which was at number one in the UK for three weeks, beating the original.
The 75-year-old told reporters she regarded Black as her nemesis "because she stole my music".
Black has previously been played by Sheridan Smith in Cilla, a TV movie about her rise to fame.
Bad Romance singer Lady Gaga has turned to acting over the past two years, starring in US television series American Horror Story.
Black's estate said: "We think Lady Gaga is fabulous!
"She's a great actress and we really look forward to seeing her portrayal."
The film will also star Danny Glover and Olympia Dukakis.
It will be based on Warwick's memoir My Life As I See It and will focus on the years 1962 to 1968.
The five-time Grammy winner's hits include Say A Little Prayer and That's What Friends Are For.
The film, Dionne, is being shopped for buyers in Cannes.
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