Rina Lipa is prepared for her close-up. The 22-year-old mannequin and dancer, who additionally occurs to be Dua Lipa’s sister, is about to make her performing debut in a film spinoff of the Charles Dickens novel “Great Expectations,” in line with Deadline. A July 7 announcement confirmed the youthful Lipa sister will probably be becoming a member of Samuel Arnold, Callan McAuliffe, Blu Hunt, and Annie Q. Riegel within the up to date adaptation titled “Expectations.”

The film is described as a “companion piece” to the traditional story, starring McAuliffe as “Great Expectations” character Pip later in life. Rina’s position within the venture continues to be unclear, but it surely seems like we’ll have extra particulars quickly because the venture is at the moment in post-production, and planning for a competition run in late 2023.

Rina first stepped into the highlight in 2021, when she made her runway debut during Milan Fashion Week. In February of that 12 months, she opened for the GCDS fall 2021 present, as her older sister was her greatest cheerleader on Instagram. Since then, she’s graced the cover of several magazines, attended many a trend present, and even starred alongside Dua in campaigns for Paco Rabanne and Versace. (Dua recently collaborated with Donatella Versace herself to launch her personal assortment with the label.)

While Rina’s “Expectations” look could mark her foray into the large display, now we have a sense it will be the primary of many.