‘The Idol’ director dismisses criticism

Director Sam Levinson stated criticism of the “The Idol” is a certain signal will probably be successful.

He stated the HBO’s much-hyped new TV collection a few pop singer attempting to make a comeback is supposed to be provocative.

“We all know that we’re making a present that’s provocative. It is not misplaced on us,” Levinson advised journalists on Tuesday. “When my spouse learn me the (Rolling Stone) article, I checked out her and stated ‘I feel we’re about to have the largest present of the summer time.'”

Based on Reuters, Levinson stepped in to take over late within the filming of the collection, following the sudden departure in April 2022 of the earlier director as a part of what HBO referred to as “inventive adjustments.”

Rolling Stone journal reported in March that beneath Levinson, the creator of HBO teen hit “Euphoria,” the collection was delayed because it was rewritten and reshot so as to add extra sexual content material and nudity. The plot was additionally refocused to present Abel Tesfaye – higher often called musician The Weeknd, one of many present’s creators and stars – a extra central function, it stated.

“The Idol” stars Lily-Rose Depp as pop singer Jocelyn and Tesfaye as Tedros, a Los Angeles nightclub impresario who’s Jocelyn’s love curiosity and a secret cult chief. The collection will air on June 4.

Some critics famous the present’s a number of, at occasions kinky, intercourse scenes and nudity after the premiere of its first two episodes on the Cannes Movie Competition on Monday night, with The Hollywood Reporter describing it as “extra regressive than transgressive.”