Best known by his nom de plume The Weeknd, the real life pop sensation behind hits like “Blinding Lights” has turned to writer-director Trey Edward Shults (the extremely talented force behind Krisha,

Abel Tesfaye, the singer and sometime actor (“The Idol”) better known as the Weeknd, has called “Hurry Up Tomorrow” a “love letter” to his fans in an interview with the New York Times. Tesfaye, as he’s credited here, co-wrote the movie, and also produced it, stars in it and, with Daniel Lopatin, composed the music for it.