The Weeknd is getting into the acting game and has already scored a major movie role along side Jenna Ortega. The Weeknd will have his first starring role in a feature film that he wrote and is also producing with producing partner Reza Fahim. The picture, which is currently untitled and has been kept shrouded in mystery regarding its plot, genre and the like is being directed by Trey Edward Shults, the filmmaker behind Waves and It Comes at Night.