# Charlotte Kirk produces films to gain greater control over her acting career

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/i-trusted-a-lot-of-people-and-the-wrong-people-and-i-shouldnt-have-charlotte-kirk-on-navigating-hollywood/
- Published: 2026-11-12T06:00:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T06:17:48+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/nov/12/charlotte-kirk-on-navigating-hollywood
- Topics: Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Film, UK, World

## Key points

- Kirk produces films to gain more control over her career.
- Her latest project is an improvised Christmas romantic comedy.
- She says career uncertainty makes creating her own work important.

## Summary

Charlotte Kirk says she began writing and producing films to have more control over her acting career, after a period in Hollywood that left her wary of trusting powerful people. She now makes around two films a year through her production company, building opportunities for herself in an industry where, she says, the hardest part can be not working.

Her latest film, *Christmas & Chaos*, is an improvised Christmas romantic comedy in which she plays a pop star racing to write songs for a musical; Kirk also produced it. She worked with director Jamie Adams to develop the story without a script, and says parts of her own life surfaced in the performance. Kirk, 34, moved to the US at 18 seeking better opportunities, and has also collaborated regularly with filmmaker Neil Marshall.

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