Lionsgate has added to its 2025 lineup with “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the first feature film from pop superstar The Weeknd hitting theaters May 16 and starring Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan.
Directed by “It Comes at Night” filmmaker Trey Edward Shults, the film is set in the strange, psychedelic world of The Weeknd’s “After Hours” and “Dawn FM” and serves as the conclusion to the trilogy of stories that the musician has created through songs. . Group music videos and short films into those albums. The release of “Hurry Up Tomorrow” will coincide with the release of the new album of the same name and the start of a supporting tour.
In addition to starring in the film, The Weeknd, whose native name is Abel Tesfaye, will produce his Manic Phase poster along with Reza Fahim, former Kevin Turen and Harrison Kreiss. Executive producers are Ortega, Shults, Michael Rapino, Ryan Kroft, Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, and Harrison Huffman.
“Hurry Up Tomorrow” will hit theaters on a relatively light pre-Memorial Day weekend, as the only other wide release set for theaters on May 16 is Warner Bros./New Line’s “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” a revival of the 2000s horror series.
As The Weeknd, Tesfaye reached new heights in 2020 with the release of “After Hours” and his standout synthpop single “Blinding Lights. ” The music video for the song became at the time of bankruptcy a series of music videos that began the story that ends. with “Hurry Up Tomorrow”, with Tesfaye betting against a hallucinating psychotic guy who runs through the streets of Las Vegas and then laughs in fits and starts, blood running down his face.
Tesfaye used “After Hours” and “Dawn FM” to expand his artistic horizons, partnering with Universal Studios to create a pair of mazes for Halloween Horror Nights based on photographs from his albums. Beyond the series, he has won 4 Grammy Awards and He also earned an Oscar nomination for his “Fifty Shades of Grey” song “Earned It” in 2015, as well as a trio of Emmy nominations for his Super Bowl performance in 2021.
Tesfaye is replaced via CAA.