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The Weeknd Says He Was a Fan of Jenna Ortega Before Pitching Her for 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' | THR News Video

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The Weeknd Says He Was a Fan of Jenna Ortega Before Pitching Her for 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' | THR News Video

The Weeknd Says He Was a Fan of Jenna Ortega Before Pitching Her for 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' | THR News Video

Stars The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, as well as filmmaker Trey Edward Shults, sat down with The Hollywood Reporter's Tiffany Taylor to talk all about their new film 'Hurry Up Tomorrow,' which is directed by Shults and co-written by Shults, Tesfaye and Reza Fahim.

The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, opened up about the incident that inspired the feature film and his album of the same name.

Plus, he and Shults revealed how they knew Ortega was the right actress to lead the film as "Annie." Ortega and Keoghan also shared what drew them to the project and made them prioritize it amid their busy schedules.

'Hurry Up Tomorrow' hits theaters May 16 and tickets are available now.


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