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Pink Villa
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning: Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd Reviews Tom Cruise starrer After Attending Premiere
The last entry of Mission: Impossible had surely struck everyone with amusement. While it happened to be a farewell for Tom Cruise, who is bidding goodbye to the spy franchise with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Weeknd took the opportunity to watch the film and also review it. As seen in the social media post by the singer himself, he is giving out a big and tight hug to the highly acclaimed action star, Tom Cruise. The moment captured on the video seems to be from a premiere of the movie. While the same post was shared by the official X handle of the movie, the footage read, 'Can't feel my face with this crossover.' On the other hand, in the Instagram post shared by the Blinding Lights singer, he was seen posing with the actor from Edge of Tomorrow on the red carpet. While Tom Cruise was seen wearing all black and having a big smile on his face, The Weeknd, who is also known as Abel Tesfaye, was seen sharing the same emotion. The Weeknd was seen holding black shades in his hand while wearing a black leather jacket and black pants. Captioning the social media upload, the Save Your Tears artist wrote, "Had to pull up for the greatest to ever do it @tomcruise FINAL RECKONING! DON'T MISS IT. just saw it on the biggest screen in the east coast." Mission: Impossible–The Final Reckoning is the last entry in the ever-loved and nostalgic spy franchise. The movie is also a sequel to the 2023 film, Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning Part One. However, this won't be the last time you will get to see Tom Cruise in action, as the star is planning big things ahead for the future, with Top Gun and Days of Thunder sequels.
NBC News
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC News
'They have no idea': Jimmy Fallon and The Weeknd shock Fordham University grads with surprise performance
Jimmy Fallon and The Weeknd crashed a Fordham University graduation party in New York City on Thursday, surprising this year's graduates with performances of hit songs "Blinding Lights" and "Can't Feel My Face." The students thought they were attending a small party honoring them, the late night host of 'The Tonight Show' said in a video of the surprise. The university reported about 200 students were in attendance. "They have no idea that I'm about to DJ for them," Fallon said. "They also have no idea that The Weeknd is going to perform." Fordham president Tania Tetlow welcomed the soon-to-be-graduates to the celebration, sharing they had a "special guest DJ" coming. Students erupted in cheers as Fallon then entered the room, taking his place behind the DJ setup. "I've never deejayed before in my life," Fallon said. "I should admit that now, I just figured it'd be fun." Fallon fumbled around with the equipment before plugging his phone in and playing The Weekend's popular song "Blinding Lights" as he warmed up the crowd. That's when the doors opened to reveal the Grammy-award winning singer himself, sending students into another bout of cheers and jumping with excitement. "Class of 2025, let's go!" The Weeknd yelled before jumping into his performance. He shared the mic with some students at the front and hit synchronized dance moves with Fordham's mascot Ramses, who Fallon and The Weeknd kept calling "Ramsey." The Weeknd then performed another hit, 'Can't Feel My Face," before the duo left. Students loudly sang along, hands raised in the air. On Friday night's episode of the Tonight Show, The Weeknd said he did not expect the surprise to be "that crazy." "When did you know for a second that it might work?" Fallon asked. "When they started screaming for you, actually," the singer replied, with laughter from the show's audience.
News18
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
The Weeknd And Jimmy Fallon Make Fordham Students Groove To Blinding Lights
Last Updated: The crowd broke into loud cheers as The Weeknd started to perform Blinding Lights with Jimmy Fallon. Grammy Award-winning singer The Weeknd and Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon gave the seniors at Fordham University a graduation bash they will remember for the rest of their lives. The students were surprised to see Jimmy Fallon appearing at their graduation celebration to perform as a DJ. The Tonight Show took to their official Instagram page to share glimpses of the moment when Fallon and The Weeknd teamed up to throw the most unexpected graduation bash of the year. In the reel, Fallon was seen hyping up the crowd with, 'Yo, what's up! Congratulations, class of 2025!" which was met with loud cheers and applause. He got the crowd warmed up to the intro of The Weeknd's Blinding Lights. The joyous sea of students started to groove to the beats of this track when they got interrupted by The Weeknd himself as the singer waltzed through the doors, leaving the students starstruck. The crowd broke into a loud cheer as The Weeknd started to perform Blinding Lights with Jimmy Fallon, crashing their graduation party at the Lincoln Center campus in New York City. During the chorus, Fallon was seen jumping up to the front and grabbing a microphone to join the singer. Both Fallon and The Weeknd were seen dancing with Fordham's mascot, Ramses, in turn. The singer then shifted to another song, I Can't Feel My Face, and the crowd was captured singing word-to-word. At the end of their performance, Fallon and The Weeknd shared a hug and shouted to the crowd, 'That's how you do it! Goodbye, everyone!" And with that, the duo wrapped up their set. Later on Thursday night, the singer appeared on The Tonight Show hosted by Fallon, where both of the stars were seen raving about each other's performances. Discussing the experience with Fordham seniors, the singer revealed he didn't expect the response to be that crazy. According to Fordham University, the idea of inviting Fallon and The Weeknd to crash the graduation celebration came from a senior at the college named Nina Polaris, who is majoring in theater and is currently working as an intern at the Tonight Show. First Published:
News18
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
The Weeknd's Debut Film Hurry Up Tomorrow Gets Roasted By Fans
Alongside The Weeknd, Hurry Up Tomorrow stars Barry Keoghan and Jenna Ortega in important roles. When a music star tries something new and steps into acting, it always catches attention. Abel Tesfaye, known worldwide as The Weeknd, made his film debut this year with Hurry Up Tomorrow, a psychological thriller that also connects closely with his latest album. But instead of universal praise, the film is facing harsh criticism with many calling it 'the worst movie in a decade.' The movie shows a fictional version of The Weeknd playing a musician who can't sleep. After meeting a stranger, his life takes an unexpected turn. The story explores his emotional struggles and mental challenges. Trey Edward Shults has directed and co-written the project. In Hurry Up Tomorrow, Barry Keoghan plays Lee, a loyal friend and hype man while Jenna Ortega takes the role of Anima, a fan whose obsession might be blurring her perception of reality. Even though the movie tried something different, it failed to impress the audiences. On X, one user wrote, 'Easily one of the worst movies of the decade, a movie that can't even be saved by a powerhouse of a performance by Jenna Ortega." Another said, 'It's tough to judge as a movie. It's more so an extension of his album." One fan claimed, 'Wouldn't say it's one of the worst, but I was pretty disappointed." Someone else remarked, 'I love The Weeknd but he should stop acting he looks so goofy." Some were more critical with an individual bluntly saying, 'Just watched Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025) and damn, I have tears in my eyes. The plot, the themes, the characters, the dynamics, the thrills, the emotional moments, everything was shitty from beginning to end. On my way to the hospital, definitely the worst movie of 2025." A movie-goer stated, 'Soulless, exhausting, forced. Essentially a feature length commercial for the album. All style, no substance. Not even Jenna Ortega dancing to Blinding Lights could save this self-insistent slop." Another review read, 'When movies like Hurry Up Tomorrow come around, I seriously wonder whether actors involved knew half-way through production they were in an all-time disaster. Even the best of them can find themselves in these." But not all reviews were filled with criticism. A user said, 'I just watched hurry up tomorrow and it was for sure something I've never seen before. There's a different understanding for everyone. Any hate towards the film is straight up stupid because Abel done his job well done expressing everything he wanted to. I loved it so much." Another added, 'Maybe not the style of movie you would expect but give it time, it'll age like wine." Hurry Up Tomorrow hit theaters on May 16. First Published:
CBC
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Watch the Weeknd and Jimmy Fallon's surprise performance at a college graduation party
Social Sharing Abel Tesfaye, a.k.a. the Weeknd, is currently on a press run to promote his new film, Hurry Up Tomorrow, and he stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for an interview — and to crash a college graduation celebration. He teamed up with Fallon to surprise graduates from Fordham University in New York, and none of them knew they would be seeing the host and Grammy winner. Fallon told the crowd he was there to DJ for them and said, "Congratulations class of '25" as they cheered. "We're gonna get a dance party going," he added. WATCH | The Weeknd and Jimmy Fallon perform at a graduation party: Fallon fumbled around with the DJ equipment before introducing the Weeknd, eliciting screams from the excited crowd. The Weeknd began to sing Blinding Lights before the grads joined in, and Fallon also took a mic and sang along during the chorus. The university mascot, Ramsey, also participated and danced beside the two stars before they started singing Can't Feel My Face. The song became the Weeknd's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and in his interview with Fallon, the Weeknd attributed some of the song's chart-topping success to Tom Cruise. WATCH | The Weeknd discusses Tom Cruise on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Cruise performed the song on Fallon's Lip Sync Battle segment back in 2015 and praised the Weeknd's singing talents. "I definitely saw that. It actually helped the song," the Weeknd told Fallon. "It helped it peak to the record-breaking top, thanks to him obviously." Hurry Up Tomorrow wrote in his review that "for all but the most devoted fans (and likely the hate-watchers) this is a hopelessly pointless therapy assignment serving no one but Tesfaye himself."
