The Weeknd: Vulnerability Is Something You Run Away From
- Abel Tesfaye, known as The Weeknd, stars in the psychological thriller film Hurry Up Tomorrow, released in theaters in May 2025.
- The Weeknd embraced vulnerability during filming, prompted by director Trey Edward Shults, as a way to confront his suppressed childhood experiences.
- Hurry Up Tomorrow serves as a visual companion to The Weeknd’s album with co-stars Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, marking his first lead film role.
- The film opened to largely negative reviews, holding a 17% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics describing it as vapid despite some praise for Ortega’s performance.
- The Weeknd continues to consider retiring his stage name but maintains it due to ongoing tour commitments, with Hurry Up Tomorrow possibly his last project under it.
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UPDATED The Weeknd's Movie "Hurry Up Tomorrow" Gets a Lowly 17% Rating So Far from Critics Who Call It "Vapid" - Showbiz411
with UPDATES 5:20PM Tonight comes Abel Tesfaye’s film, “Hurry Up Tomorrow.” It debuts on Rotten Tomatoes at 17%, totally rotten. Lionsgate had held reviews until the very last minute lest aka the Weeknd has a tsunami of bad notices. But 30 have been registered, and they are almost all negative. The movie has a 17% […] The post UPDATED The Weeknd’s Movie “Hurry Up Tomorrow” Gets a Lowly 17% Rating So Far from Critics Who Call It “Vapid” appeared …
The Weeknd says ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ director created a ‘safe space’ for him to be ‘vulnerable’ – 97.9 WRMF
The psychological thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, starring Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, is in theaters now. While Abel starred in the 2023 HBO series The Idol, this marks the first time that he's carried an… Source
The Weeknd says ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ director created a ‘safe space’ for him to be ‘vulnerable’ – KS95 94.5
The psychological thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, starring Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, is in theaters now. While Abel starred in the 2023 HBO series The Idol, this marks the first time that he's carried an…
The Weeknd says ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ director created a ‘safe space’ for him to be ‘vulnerable’ – MOViN 92.5
The psychological thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, starring Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, is in theaters now. While Abel starred in the 2023 HBO series The Idol, this marks the first time that he's carried an… Source

The Weeknd says 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' director created a 'safe space' for him to be 'vulnerable'
Jenna Ortega, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Barry Keoghan; Marion Curtis / Starpix for Lionsgate The psychological thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, starring Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, is in theaters now. While Abel starred in the 2023 HBO series The Idol, this marks the first time that he’s carried an entire film by himself. But as director Trey Edward Shults revealed, he didn’t see the series before he started working with Abel. “When we shot this, we …
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