EXCLUSIVE: Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye is teaming with 'Waves' helmer Trey Edward Shults on an untitled film that also stars Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan
Shults will direct from a script he co-wrote with Tesfaye and his producing partner Reza Fahim. Tesfaye, Fahim, Kevin Turen and Harrison Kreiss are producing with Shultz and Ortega exec producing.'Bring Them Down': Barry Keoghan And Christopher Abbott Replace Paul Mescal & Tom Burke In Mubi-Backed Drama, First Look Revealed
Shults and Tesfaye have been working secretly on the film for months, with Ortega and Keoghan signing on after being blown away by the script. Ortega and Keoghan have been two of the more sought-after talents in town, with the each sorting through several offers. Besides landing Ortega and Keoghan, Shults and Tesfaye also have assembled a below-the-line team that includes director of photography Chayse Irvin . Composer and producer OPN, aka Daniel Lopatin , is scoring the film alongside The Weeknd.
While this marks Tesfaye’s feature acting debut, the Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated musician is set to star in HBO’screator Sam Levinson. Fahim also is a co-creator on the series.
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