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The Weeknd on How His Music Helps Tells the Story of ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ & More
- The Weeknd released his album Hurry Up Tomorrow in January alongside a companion film of the same name currently in theaters.
- The film preceded the album by two years, and the music was created afterwards to complement the movie's story and themes.
- The project explores the struggles of a pop superstar's fame and personal life, with music and visuals intertwined closely throughout.
- The Weeknd described the album as his most personal work and credited filmmakers like Robert Altman and themes from Misery as inspirations.
- Reviews note the film's limited depth and some problematic elements but acknowledge it advances The Weeknd's artistic expansion beyond music.
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The Weeknd Says 'The Idol' Failed Due to 'Too Many Cooks' Behind the Show: 'You Can't Force Something'
The Weeknd, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, believes his 2023 series”The Idol” failed primarily due to “too many cooks” in production. “The best films have as much of a singular voice as possible, and everybody working on it cares about it just as much as the director and the actors,” he told the Guardian in an interview published Saturday. “With ‘Idol,’ our instincts were ‘This isn’t right,’ but we wanted it to work. … Too many cooks in the kitchen…
The Weeknd Reflects On ‘The Idol’s Negative Reviews, Admits It “Could Have Been Great” But There Were “Too Many Cooks In The Kitchen”
As his debut feature bows in theaters and to largely negative reviews by critics, The Weeknd (née Abel Tesfaye) is admitting he understands the lampooning of HBO’s The Idol, the spiritual forbearer to the Trey Edward Shults-helmed Hurry Up Tomorrow that also explores musical mythologizing. In a new profile by The Guardian, Tesfaye acknowledged that […]
The Weeknd says bad reviews for 'The Idol' make 'a lot of sense': 'Everyone was trying to get to the finish line'
"You've got to pay your dues," the singer said of working on the critically panned HBO series. "But boy, did I pay my dues.”Dominik Bindl/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty The Weeknd at the New York City premiere of 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' on May 13, 2025The Weeknd gets why people didn't idolize The Idol.The musician (real name: Abel Tesfaye) reflected on his poorly received 2023 HBO series in a new interview, admitting that the negative reception…
The Weeknd Tweeting About 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Director’s 'It Comes At Night' Led To Collaboration
Trey Edward Shults and Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, are excited for fans to see the culmination of their professional and friendly partnership, Hurry Up Tomorrow . The film , which follows a musician suffering from insomnia who gets visited by a mysterious stranger, is a fictionalized yet semi-autobiographical story about a point in Tesfaye’s life. Tesfaye co-wrote the screenplay with Shults and Reza Fahim. Blavity/Shadow and Act Managing Editor
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