Sam Levinson and Abel Tesfaye went to bat for their new HBO series, TheIdol, at a recent Cannes2023 press conference.
may not be as boundary-pushing or provocative as it is claims to be. “Just don’t approach the first two episodes with any notion that you are about to see something startling and transgressive,” writes Lawson. Levinson may beg to differ, calling his use of nudity in“We live in a very sexualized world. Especially in the States, the influence of pornography is strong in the psyche of young people. We see this in pop music,” he said.
Levinson also used the press conference to deny any similarities between Jocelyn, a pop star coming out of a psychotic episode after the recent death of her mother, and any real-life pop stars—particularly’s trailer. “We’re not trying to tell a story about any particular pop star,” he said after calling Spears one of “the greatest pop stars of all time.”
“We’re looking more at how the world perceives pop stars and the pressure it puts on that individual,” continued Levinson. “It’s a lot of pressure—to have to constantly be on, and to be what everyone wishes you to be. It’s a lonely life.”’s not-Britney pop star, she revealed that she was more interested in Jocelyn’s interiority than what her character was or wasn’t wearing.
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