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Lily-Rose Depp, 23, proudly confirmed as much as the premiere of her new HBO drama sequence, The Idol, at Cannes Film Festival in France on Monday. The daughter of Johnny Depp regarded unbelievable in a black sleeveless gown with a flower element on the entrance and black heels as she posed alongside The Weeknd, 33, who co-created the sequence and likewise co-stars in it, and others. She had her blonde hair pulled up with some free curly strands hanging on all sides of her face and had on flattering make-up that matched her outfit.
The Weeknd wore a black and white tuxedo as each he and Lily-Rose flashed huge smiles to the digicam throughout their poses. Co-creator Sam Levinson was additionally in attendance and wore a white go well with with a black bow tie as he additionally posed alongside the celebrities. Other attendees included David Zaslav, Rachel Sennott, Sophie Mudd, Hari Nef, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Jennie Kim.
The Idol is about Lily-Rose’s character, Jocelyn, who’s an aspiring pop star, who begins falling in love with The Weeknd’s character, Tedros. Tedros is a self-help guru/modern-day cult chief, and their relationship turns into poisonous and sophisticated, resulting in many attention-grabbing and memorable storylines.
Lily-Rose and The Weeknd’s look on the Cannes premiere comes after the brand new sequence made headlines for alleged behind-the-scenes drama. Allegations that claimed The Weeknd was “unhappy” that the present targeted extra on Lily-Rose, have been shot down, each by the “Can’t Feel My Face” singer, who took to Twitter to share a cryptic video and message, and HBO. There have been additionally allegations of drama between Amy Seimetz and Sam, who ended up changing her because the director of the present in the course of the manufacturing.
“The creators and producers of The Idol have been working hard to create one of HBO’s most exciting and provocative original programs,” the community stated in an announcement to People. “The initial approach on the show and production of the early episodes, unfortunately, did not meet HBO standards so we chose to make a change. Throughout the process, the 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. We look forward to sharing The Idol with audiences soon.”
Lily-Rose additionally praised Sam in an announcement to the outlet. “Sam is, for so many reasons, the best director I have ever worked with,” she stated. “Never have I felt more supported or respected in a creative space, my input and opinions more valued. Working with Sam is a true collaboration in every way – it matters to him, more than anything, not only what his actors think about the work, but how we feel performing it. He hires people whose work he esteems and has always created an environment in which I felt seen, heard, and appreciated.”
HBO will formally launch The Idol on June 4.
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