Halloween Horror Nights is Universal Studios’ biggest event Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort. It has millions of fans who visit the parks during the spooky season. Some of these fans are really famous and have found a way to not only like HHN, but be a part of it. This year, The Weeknd became a key part of the event by showcasing their home and not because Universal wanted it, but because he wanted it.
A celebrity who has already been a part of Halloween Horror Nights is the guitarist of Guns ‘N’ Roses. Slash, who composed the music for the event. a Universal Studios Hollywood before, but The Weeknd wasn’t just interested in that. During a recent preview of the event that Gossipify attended, creative director John Murdy explained that The Weeknd actually contacted Universal directly because he wanted to get involved in the event, though Murdy admits he’s not very familiar with the pop star. in that moment. . indicate. The creative director explained …
We are fortunate to have many famous fans at this event, and often I don’t even know they are fans. Unless they ask me to meet them and go with them, that’s how I met them. [Guns N Roses] Slash, then. I didn’t even know [The Weeknd] he was a fan of our event, honestly. When they contacted us with this desire to do something, the first thing I had to do was ask about their music.
However, it didn’t take long for Murdy to realize that The Weeknd had potential in the realm of Halloween Horror Nights. The music and music videos by The Weeknd it definitely has dark vibes The Weeknd said he wasn’t as dark a person as he seemed. . Murdy was intrigued enough to take the conversation to the next level. He continued …
Then I started watching music videos and that moment where I thought, ‘OK, it’s really dark.’ Really strange things are happening here. I want to talk to this guy and find out where he comes from.
When the two were able to have a conversation, it felt like a real meeting of minds. While The Weeknd had a lot of specific ideas on how to bring his music to life in Halloween Horror Nights, John Murdy was able to explain what it takes to make the music work in an HHN context. The Weeknd had the concepts, but they had to be adapted properly to function as a Horror Nights house …
He had a very specific idea, a vision, of what he wanted to do and was particularly focused on After Hours because he saw it as a universe he created with this interconnected story running through all of the videos. And then what I told him was, “That’s great, we can’t just play the clip, because it’s not Horror Nights.” Strange as it may sound, we have to take all of this, filter it through a horror lens and treat it like a horror movie. ”And I was thrilled.
The end result was certainly something special. Gossipify recently visited both Halloween Horror Nights events Yes our staff rated The Weeknd house as one of the best on both coasts. One wonders if this will be the start of a new collaboration that could see an updated, or perhaps entirely new, home of The Weeknd in the years to come.
Source: Cinemablend
