In conversation with IndieWire, writer/director Trey Edward Shults breaks down the fact, fiction, and psychological meaning of the dark mythology he and Abel Tesfaye created for their film.

Trey Edward Shults directs 'Hurry Up Tomorrow,' about an emotionally tortured pop music star played by Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd.

The movie, directed by Trey Edward Shults, is a fictionalized odyssey through a version of The Weeknd suffering from a bout of insomnia during a world tour, causing his sanity to come undone.

Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye stars with Barry Keoghan and Jenna Ortega in director Trey Edward Shults’ new psychological thriller. It’s a shiny but hollow critique of fame and fandom.

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The very definition of a vanity project, Trey Edward Shults’ “Hurry Up Tomorrow” is a pretentious, misguided-from-the-word-go dive into the psyche of its star, Abel Tesfaye, A.K.A. The Weeknd.

Trey Edward Shults, Abel Tesfaye a.k.a. The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan at the “Hurry Up Tomorrow” World Premiere After Party held at the Boom Boom Room on May 13, 2025 in New York ...

“So The Weeknd, to me, is just one long film that was like a never-ending 15-year movie. Now I feel like I got to the end of it, and I'm starting this new journey with these incredibly talented ...

The Weeknd – whose real name is Abel Tesfaye – told the Guardian newspaper: “If it wasn’t for [Trey], I would have kept it in the vault – I’ve kept a lot of albums in the vault.

The Weeknd 's older hits also play a starring role in his new film, Hurry Up Tomorrow. From director Trey Edward Shults, the psychological thriller stars the singer-songwriter, real name Abel ...

In his first leading role in a feature film, directed by Trey Edward Shults, Tesfaye plays a fictionalized version of himself, an insomniac musician (as made explicitly clear in the “Wake Me Up ...

But how much of The Weeknd is here, really? In his first leading role in a feature film, directed by Trey Edward Shults, Tesfaye plays a fictionalized version of himself, an insomniac musician (as ...