Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, will star alongside Wednesday star Jenna Ortega in the as yet untitled film. Barry Keoghan, best known for the drama Banshee of Inisherina (2022), will also appear on the set. The film will be directed by Trey Edward Schultz from a screenplay written by The Weeknd and Reza Fahim.It turned out that the singer has been working on the film for several months. Ortega and Keoghan signed on as soon as they read the script and were “erased” by it. Aside from performing on stage and recording studio albums, The Weeknd has little television experience. He recently starred in the Idol TV series with Lily-Rose Depp, which has yet to be released.
