Film news: ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ - All there is to know about The Weeknd’s hotly anticipated psychological thriller
The R&B/soul sensation Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) stars alongside popular rising stars, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan in the new psychological thriller, Hurry Up Tomorrow.
The feature is set for a May 14 release, and acts as a theatrical exploration of his January released album of the same title, with Lionsgate distributing.
Film News Blitz writer Amelie Da Costa underlines the key aspects pertaining to the Hurry Up Tomorrow film adaptation.
Plot and cast specifics
The film follows an emotionally turbulent musician, portrayed by Tesfaye, struggling with insomnia who encounters a mysterious stranger leading to a mind-altering journey, challenging everything he thought he knew about himself.
It has been confirmed that Tesfaye’s character will be depicted as a fictionalised version of himself.
Ortega (Wednesday) will portray Anima, Tesfaye’s love interest.
Reported to be his manager in the film, Lee, will be played by Keoghan (Saltburn)
Direction details
Award-winning director Trey Edward Shults has been assigned to the project.
He is known for his work on the sci-fi horror It Comes at Night (2017).
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With his horror and thriller directing experience, there is no doubt that the feature finds itself in capable hands.
The feature has two official trailers including tracks from The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow album, closely associated with the premise of what is set to be a vivid, visual psychosis of a film-watching experience.
Notable reasons for the film’s creation
Tesfaye has expressed his willingness to put his ‘The Weeknd’ moniker to bed, and explore other art forms, particularly in the realm of film.
His initial notable entry into the visual medium was alongside Lily-Rose Depp in 2023’s The Idol, but after horrible reviews and backlash, Tesfaye will be hopeful of his film journey skyrocketing via his upcoming outing.
His transition from ‘The Weeknd’ to his birth name is evident of his intent to adjust his sights on a new path, additionally to it being reported that the Hurry Up Tomorrow album was likely his last.
The feature is set to take a deep dive into Tesfaye’s struggles with anxiety in his personal life and career, likely through visual symbolism, similar to that of certain songs on the album, such as Wake Me Up and Baptized In Fear.
The new feature has many fans of The Weeknd who have a deep, innate association with his sombre, escapist persona, excited for the next chapter of his avant-garde career.
With the feature’s release closing in, as are the buzz-worthy expectations of fans who will no doubt be anticipating a masterful, surrealist whirlwind of a hallucinatory journey.
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