The Weeknds world is about to come crashing down in thetrailer for Hurry Up Tomorrow, the upcoming psychological thriller from Lionsgate.The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, stars as a version of himself, an artist plagued by insomnia. On the verge of a mental breakdown, Tesfaye meets a strange woman, played by Jenna Ortega, and embarks on an odyssey that unravels the very core of his existence, per Lionsgates logline.I know this is all really intense, but Im not trying to hurt you, Ortegas character tells Tesfaye while hes subdued on a bed. Im really sorry about this. I really am.Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan also stars.Please enable Javascript to view this contentTrey Edward Shults directsHurry Up Tomorrowfrom a screenplay he cowrote with Tesfaye and Reza Fahim. Schults told Entertainment Weekly thatHurry Up Tomorrowis about an artist on the verge of a mental breakdown. The Weeknd-led film marks Schults fourth feature film, behind 2019sWaves, 2017s It Comes at Night, and2015sKrisha.LionsgateHurry Up Tomorrowis based on The Weeknds album of the same name, released on January 31, 2025. Billed as the last album under the Weeknd moniker,Hurry Up Tomorrow closesout a trilogy featuring 2020s After Hoursand 2022sDawn FM.Hurry Up Tomorrowis expected to surpass 350,000 in first-week sales, good enough for Tesfayes fifth number-one album.Shults film marks Tesfayes first acting project since 2023s The Idol, HBOs critically maligned drama about a pop star (Lily-Rose Depp) and her twisted relationship with a cult leader (Tesfaye).Hurry Up Tomorrowopens in theaters on May 16, 2025.Editors Recommendations