Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye is set to make his feature acting debut, teaming with Waves director Trey Edward Shults on an untitled film that also stars Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan.

Plot details are being kept under wraps with the film currently in production.

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.

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 (Blonde). Composer and producer OPN, aka Daniel Lopatin (Good Time, Uncut Gems), is scoring the film alongside The Weeknd.

Acclaimed composer and producer OPN (real name Daniel Lopatin) will be scoring the film alongside The Weeknd. OPN has previously done the scores for Good Time and Uncut Gems.

barry keoghan

insane

Makes more sense now

Abel really stays busy man goddamn

ik im worried too

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Right now

New music for the film?

Yep, he's working on the score with OPN confirmed

Wonder if it’s another earned it type of a thing. As in 50 shades to BBTM

He really wasn't lying when he said this next decade was gonna be crazy

He’s crazy lmao

WHAT

:)

ACTING AND SCORING WITH OPN. LMFAOOOO I WON SO HARD

This brother conquered all of the music industry and is now coming to take over the cinemas

"This next decade is going to be crazy. I promise, I won't stop. We're starting."

The Weeknd used music just to break into the film world.

FROM THE TWISTED MIND OF TREY EDWARD STARRING THE WEEKND

Yeah we are getting a classic