Hurry Up Tomorrow: Release date news, cast details, streaming details and more about The Weeknd and Jenna Ortega film

Hurry Up Tomorrow is the forthcoming acting venture of singer-songwriter Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd. The musical psychological thriller film is directed by Trey Edward Shults, and it will be released on May 16, 2025, by Lionsgate. Here's the official synopsis:

"An insomniac musician encounters a mysterious stranger, leading to a journey that challenges everything he knows about himself."

Ahead of its release date, let us take a look at all the essential details of this upcoming film, including its cast, storyline, etc.

When is Hurry Up Tomorrow releasing?

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Hurry Up Tomorrow will be released on May 16, 2025, by Lionsgate. The film is written by Trey Edward Shults (also the director), Reza Fahim, and Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye. It's based on Weeknd's 2025 namesake studio album. The album also serves as the film's soundtrack. The Weeknd has also produced the film with Reza Fahim, Harrison Kreiss, and Kevin Turen.

The streaming release date of the film has not been announced by the makers yet.

Who is starring in Hurry Up Tomorrow?

Hurry Up Tomorrow stars Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, as himself. Other cast members of the film are mentioned below,

Jenna Ortega as Anima
Barry Keoghan as Lee
Riley Keough as Voicemail girl/Mother
Ash T as Doctor
Paul L. Davis as Lavi
Kiara Liz as Jessica
Olga Safari as Veronica
Victoria McGrath as Pinkie

What is the plot of Hurry Up Tomorrow?

Hurry Up Tomorrow revolves around The Weeknd playing a fictional version of himself as a musician. He is suffering from insomnia and is on the cusp of going through a mental breakdown. The musician eventually encounters a stranger who takes him on a journey.

In a Fandango interview, The Weeknd revealed that the film came first before the album. He said:

“The film came first. The album didn’t exist. We were scoring and writing music to picture. The idea came from a real-life incident that had happened and I always saw it as a film. The film came first, then the music.”

In a separate Empire interview, the film's director, Trey Edward Shults, called it Raging Bull meets Purple Rain.

“It’s kinda like Raging Bull and Persona meets Purple Rain. I think it was a test. What happens if this thing that you’re relying on too much is taken away from you?” It not only helped inspire Hurry Up Tomorrow, but marked a turning point in his entire conception of ‘The Weeknd’. “I think that I needed that experience, on the biggest stage of my career, because that way I couldn’t ignore it."

He further spoke about the main protagonist.

“The main character’s name is Abel. It’s very much implied that this is The Weeknd but the Abel you see in the movie is not the Abel I know personally. It’s drawing on personal things that he’s wrestled with his entire life, imagining if he’d surrounded himself with the wrong people and made some wrong choices.”

Are you excited about the film?