Emilia Perez, the upcoming musical crime comedy, which stars Selena Gomez, is set to go on floors from April in Paris. The film is helmed by French filmmaker Jacques Audiard.

Besides Selena, the film also stars Zoe Saldaña, and Karla Sofia Gascón.

Emilia Perez will revolve around Karla's character who is a Mexican cartel leader. On a run, the character undergoes a sex reassignment surgery as a way to tackle the law and fulfil her desire to become the woman she dreamt of becoming. As she later visits her children, almost after a decade, she comes under the guise of their aunt.

The film is co-written by Thomas Bidegain, along with Jacques. They have collaborated in A Prophet and Dheepan. The film is backed by Why Not Productions and Page 114. A release date for Emilia Perez is yet to be set.

Meanwhile, Selena is currently shooting for Only Murders in the Building season thre, while Zoe was last seen in James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water as Neytiri.