Trey Edward Shults directed the pop star's first feature inspired by his upcoming album and concert tour of the same name and in which he stars alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan.

Lionsgate’s Trey Edward Shults directed and written suspense thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow starring The Weeknd in his big screen debut, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, is getting a release date of May 16. The movie starring the Grammy winning and Oscar and Emmy nominated recording superstar is timed with the debut of his new album and tour.

The new year is a busy one for The Weeknd. Not only is he releasing new music, but his upcoming album “Hurry Up Tomorrow” will accompany a new movie as well. The movie will star The Weeknd alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan,

The feature-starring debut for The Weeknd will arrive next year, hot on the heels of his forthcoming album of the same name.

The film stars The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, and has been described as a “musically driven psychological thriller.” (There’s also been rumors that it’s a “loose remake” of 1990’s Misery with The Weeknd as a famous singer and Ortega as a “deranged fan/stalker.)

The singer stars alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan in "musically driven psychological thriller" based on upcoming album

Earlier, we reported that actors Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan, and musician Abel Makkonen Tesfaye known as The Weeknd, are to star in an upcoming film to be directed by Trey Edward Shults. The film, which marks the Weeknd's first feature film,