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The Weeknd Reflects On ‘The Idol’s Negative Reviews, Admits It “Could Have Been Great” But There Were “Too Many Cooks In The Kitchen”
The Weeknd admitted he understands the lampooning of HBO's 'The Idol', the spiritual forbearer to 'Hurry Up Tomorrow,' calling it 'half-baked.'
In a new profile by The Guardian, Tesfaye acknowledged that critics’ takes on The Idol “makes a lot of sense.” (A Rolling Stone exposé predated the drama’s release, featuring anonymous interviews that reported discord on set amid costly reshoots as the show’s creative team was overhauled near the conclusion of production; the piece also detailed allegations that the show took on a misogynistic lens to replace the “female perspective” previously at the core of the series, resulting in “sexual torture porn,” as one source said.) Meanwhile, Hurry Up Tomorrow, starring Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, follows a musician (Tesfaye) plagued by insomnia, who “is pulled into an odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence,” per the pic’s logline. The script, loosely inspired by the four-time Grammy winner’s experiences, was co-written by Shults, Tesfaye and The Idol ‘s Reza Fahim.
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