The first trailer for Hurry Up Tomorrow, the highly anticipated new film from Trey Edward Shults, has arrived, offering a first look at the director’s latest project. Described as a musical psychological thriller, the film stars The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoghan. Hurry Up Tomorrow serves as a companion piece to The Weeknd’s latest album of the same name, blending his music with Shults’ signature atmospheric style.
The film follows The Weeknd as a fictionalized version of himself—an insomniac musician on the brink of a mental collapse who is drawn into an existential odyssey by a mysterious stranger. This marks The Weeknd’s most significant film role to date, following his memorable cameo in Josh and Benny Safdie’s Uncut Gems (2019) and his leading role in HBO’s The Idol, which was met with controversy and ultimately canceled after one season.
For Trey Edward Shults, Hurry Up Tomorrow is his fourth feature and his first since Waves (2020), a bold, emotionally charged family drama that polarized audiences with its intense storytelling and pulsating soundtrack. Waves showcased Shults’ talent for crafting visually dynamic and deeply personal narratives, and fans of that film will likely be eager to see how he channels his signature style into Hurry Up Tomorrow.
Co-starring Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, the film boasts a cast of rising stars with a string of recent high-profile projects. Ortega, fresh off roles in Death of a Unicorn, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and Scream 5 and 6, continues her dominance in genre filmmaking. Keoghan, who recently starred in Bring Them Down, Bird, and Saltburn, has quickly become one of the most unpredictable and compelling actors of his generation.
With The Weeknd’s music woven into the fabric of the story, Hurry Up Tomorrow promises to be a hypnotic, genre-blurring experience that pushes the boundaries of both film and music. The movie releases May 16, 2025 in the United States. Watch the first trailer for Hurry Up Tomorrow, directed by Trey Edward Shults, below.