{"id":558345,"date":"2023-03-02T00:50:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T21:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-weeknds-the-idol-production-sounds-like-a-nightmare\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T00:50:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T21:50:53","slug":"the-weeknds-the-idol-production-sounds-like-a-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-weeknds-the-idol-production-sounds-like-a-nightmare\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Weeknd\u2019s The Idol production sounds like a nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3555a83d676\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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The Idol production sounds like a nightmare&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_new_Rolling_Stone_report_documents_delays_reshoots_and_fallout_from_creative_differences_on_the_set_of_the_Sam_Levinson-directed_HBO_drama_series\"><\/span>A new <i>Rolling Stone<\/i> report documents delays, reshoots, and fallout from creative differences on the set of the Sam Levinson-directed HBO drama series.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243324\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" 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1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2023-03-01_at_1.35.41_PM_yr3ytj\/still-from-a-target-_new-href-https-www-youtube-com-watch-v-l5tryh8m1vs-ab_channel-theweeknd-the-idol-official-teaser-a.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/Screen_Shot_2023-03-01_at_1.35.41_PM_yr3ytj\/still-from-a-target-_new-href-https-www-youtube-com-watch-v-l5tryh8m1vs-ab_channel-theweeknd-the-idol-official-teaser-a.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"The Weeknd\u2019s &lt;i&gt;The Idol&lt;\/i&gt; production sounds like a nightmare\"><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Still from \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l5trYh8m1vs&amp;ab_channel=TheWeeknd\">The Idol | Official Teaser<\/a>.\u201d<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243325\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Since last summer, HBO has been teasing a drama <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> called <i>The Idol<\/i> as the \u201csleaziest love story in all of Hollywood,\u201d straight from the \u201csick and twisted minds of the creator of <i>Euphoria<\/i> Sam Levinson and Abel \u2018The Weeknd\u2019 Tesfaye.\u201d But three teasers in, there\u2019s still no word of a concrete release date. And, according to a new <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-features\/the-idol-hbo-next-euphoria-torture-porn-the-weeknd-sam-levinson-lily-rose-depp-blackpink-jennie-1234688754\/\">report from <i>Rolling Stone<\/i><\/a>, issues with the show\u2019s production run deeper than routine rollout delays.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243330\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Idol | Official Teaser | HBO\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l5trYh8m1vs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('243330');\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243331\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            As the series\u2019 initial teaser advertised, it was created by Levinson along with Tesfaye and his producing partner Reza Fahim. (Tesfaye and Fahim announced yesterday that they\u2019ve been working on a feature film, also starring Tesfaye.) But Amy Seimetz (<i>She Dies Tomorrow<\/i>, <i>The Girlfriend Experience<\/i>), was initially signed on to direct. In April of last year, however, Semetz <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/04\/the-idol-director-amy-seimetz-exits-hbo-1235009540\/\">left the show<\/a>, with multiple outlets reporting that she was forced out, partly due to Tesfaye\u2019s worry that his vision was being too tinted by her \u201cfemale perspective.\u201d In the following months, Levinson took over directing duties, and the show went into a full creative overhaul, starting almost from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>            Per the new <i>RS<\/i> report, The Weeknd\u2019s alleged fears of a feminist takeover were not the only issues Seimetz faced as <i>The Idol<\/i>\u2019s director. Three crew members told the magazine they felt she\u2019d been doomed to fail from the beginning, burdened with such stumbling blocks as unfinished <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>s, unrealistic deadlines, an inexperienced show runner, and a restrictive budget that was further confounded by HBO\u2019s demands for heavily produced music videos \u2014 the show stars Lily-Rose Depp as its titular pop idol, who falls for a charismatic cult leader (Tesfaye) \u2014 and many scenes filmed at lavish locations. \u201cAmy was doing her best in an impossible situation, but she was going to lose this no matter what,\u201d one source said. \u201cHonestly, I think HBO handed her a shit stack.\u201d Semetz reportedly declined to comment on the conditions of her departure from the show.<\/p>\n<p>            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Idol | Official Teaser 2 | HBO\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QFNYgVAsY_o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            Of the 13 cast and crew members <i>Rolling Stone<\/i> interviewed, several voiced concerns with <i>The Idol<\/i>\u2019s change in direction following Seimetz\u2019s exit. One believed the show had gone \u201cfrom satire to the thing it was satirizing\u201d (i.e \u201cfame and the fame model in the 21st century\u201d). Another said it was now \u201clike any other rape fantasy that any toxic man would have in the show \u2014 and then the woman comes back for more because it makes her music better.\u201d And a third compared the script to \u201csexual torture porn.\u201d It\u2019s unclear how many of these sources had seen the series\u2019 final cut.<\/p>\n<p>            In addition to Tesfaye and Depp, <i>The Idol<\/i>\u2019s cast is said to feature Rachel Sennott, Dan Levy, and Hank Azaria, as well as several high-profile musicians \u2014 Moses Sumney, Mike Dean, Troye Sivan, Jennie Kim from BLACKPINK. Some of these performers were added after Seimetz left, and sources told <i>Rolling Stone<\/i> that the budget was rumored to have grown by nearly 50 percent (from $54 to $75 million) in the interim.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J6g6R6x17yA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J6g6R6x17yA<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            When reached for comment by <i>RS<\/i>, Depp did not directly address the claims but said she had never \u201cfelt more supported or respected in a creative space, my input and opinions more valued\u201d and called Levinson \u201cthe best director\u201d she\u2019d ever worked with. And HBO reaffirmed its support of the series to the magazine, calling it one of the network\u2019s \u201cmost exciting and provocative original programs\u201d and emphasizing that \u201cthe creative team has been committed to creating a safe, collaborative, and mutually respectful working environment, and last year, the team made creative changes they felt were in the best interest of both the production and the cast and crew.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            The Weeknd did not respond to <i>Rolling Stone<\/i>\u2019s request for comment. When reached by The FADER, Tesfaye\u2019s representative responded with a link to the following Instagram reel.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243337\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CpQvI7mLpFq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; 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