A new feature piece at THR (via World of Reel) has gone into the various problems plaguing HBO’s “Euphoria” and its struggles to get a third season into production.
In the midst of it all is the wildcard player – musician The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye whom Levinson worked with on the disastrous HBO series “The Idol” – a series that had aimed to launch Tesfaye’s acting career. The problems with that show during its making and release are well-documented.
In January this year, months after “The Idol” released, word came that “Krisha” and “It Came at Night” filmmaker Trey Edward Shults was teaming with Tesfaye for a project the latter would co-write and star in.
Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan were also onboard the project which, at the time, was rumored to be a ‘loose remake’ of Rob Reiner’s 1990 film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel “Misery” with The Weeknd as a famous singer and Ortega as his deranged fan/stalker.
The new story reveals that the project was further along than what was reported. Coming in at a budget of over $20 million and financed by Live Nation, the title has been sitting in post-production for a year with sources saying “prospective buyers aren’t biting”.
When we’ll eventually get to see it, or a third season of HBO’s “Euphoria” for that matter, isn’t clear right now. The piece also doesn’t go into the content of the film so it’s still not clear if this is a ‘loose “Misery” remake’ as has been rumored.
