“Hurry Up Tomorrow”, The Weeknd movie and Jenna Ortega, presented their trailer

The Weeknd It reaches the big screen, with Hurry Up Tomorrowa psychological thriller directed by Trey Edward Shults.

The film, which also has the participation of Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghanpremiered its first official advance, a sample of the disturbing story and loaded with symbolism that the artist has prepared.

Lionsgate, the film’s distributor in the United States, confirmed that its cinemas premiere will be on May 16, 2025.

What is Hurry Up Tomorrow

This fiction that will be released in selected cinemas follows the history of an insomnic musician who is dragged into an odyssey with a mysterious strange, who gradually crumbles his perception of reality and takes him to the edge of mental collapse.

“It is about an artist who is on the verge of an emotional crisis,” said director Trey Edward Shults in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “Know this woman and together they undertake a journey. It is a mixture between psychological thriller and drama. Honestly, I’ve never seen a movie like this. ”

The character of Jenna OrtegaAnimates, seems to be a manifestation of a hidden side of the protagonist. “She is a version of Abel that The Weeknd’s character does not show frequently,” said the actress in conversation with the magazine.

On the other hand, Barry Keoghan plays Lee, the manager of The Weeknd character, who, according to Shults, “has a relationship with Abel based on affection, but could also hide darker intentions.”

With the first seconds of the trailer, Hurry Up Tomorrow establishes a disturbing and disturbing atmosphere. The initial sequence shows a upside down city, followed by an image of The Weeknd floating almost completely submerged in the water. Then, Jenna Ortega’s off voice, in his role as Anima, pronounces an enigmatic phrase: “Death is nothing. Does not count. Everything returns to what it was before. ”

The “goodbye” to The Weeknd

In an interview with W Magazine in 2023, the artist had already anticipated his possible farewell to the character. “The album I am working on is probably my last great feat like The Weeknd. It is something I need to do. Like The Weeknd, I have already said everything I had to say, ”said the singer.

For his part, the director did not rule out that the film serves as an end point for the musician’s alter ego. “I made the film in a way in which, for their fans and for those who want to address it at that level, I hope it is very satisfactory,” he explained to Entertainment Weekly. “And for those who are not fans, who do not know anything about him or that they don’t even care about The Weeknd’s closure, I think they will still have a great movie to see”.