Not discouraged by The Idol, the Weeknd will return to the screen in 2025 for a feature film in connection with his upcoming album Hurry Up Tomorrow.
Born Abel Tesfaye, on Friday (12.22,) the Canadian superstar officially announced the project’s May 16 theatrical release including the names of his co-stars Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. Titled Hurry Up Tomorrow. The movie was directed by Trey Edward Shults, the filmmaker behind Waves and It Comes at Night.
Described as a “musically driven psychological thriller,” the motion picture will drop approximately four months after the Weeknd releases his Hurry Up Tomorrow LP on January 24.
What will be the third part of a trilogy following 2020’s After Hours and 2022’s Dawn FM, the day following the forthcoming full length, the Weeknd will take over the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, for a one-night-only live show on Jan uary 25.
The multi-award winning singer/songwriter has already shared three videos from Hurry Up Tomorrow, including “Dancing in the Flames,” “Timeless” with Playboi Carti, and “São Paulo” with Anitta.
In a lengthy statement featuring scrolling bold, red text, In November the Weeknd announced the upcoming album title writing:
“Yesterday was fourteen years ago… We held our breath, falling into a shimmering sea in the after hours of the night… Attempted to cleanse the wounds with melodies and lights, a bulletproof bandage to shield what lies beneath,” read the post. “In a place where the seasons never changed, where time ceased to exist. But therein lays the problem. Today has felt like an endless spin, I keep distorting the truth, immune to the dizziness, numb to the nausea. What lies beneath — screams in silence.” “More songs could help, but what do I have left to say? Woe is me in my gilded cage, right? The very thing that once made me invincible failed me on the world stage. A new trauma surfaced, opening floodgates. A new path awaits. When today ends, I’ll discover who I am.”
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Author: Al Denté
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