Abel Tesfaye, a.k.a. The Weekend, chalks The Idol reshoots up to being a perfectionist
, “the emotional tango between Tedros and Jocelyn was not as complex as what he and [Sam] Levinson had envisioned” in the first version of
, so the singer decided to “pivot.” “Film and TV is a new creative muscle for me,” he told the outlet. “I don’t release my music until I think it is great. Why would this be any different?”“Quitting the show wasn’t an option for Abel or me: It was a dream that we had together, and we had to see it through,”creator Levinson added. The writer noted that he had the idea to film the show from Tesfaye’s actual house to bring down costs of the reshoot.
Reflecting on an instance where pulling double duty as his music character and his TV character caused him to lose his voice, Tesfaye said, “I realized that I need to know that I’ve made the best version of whatever I’m making. It was a challenge to redo
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