The making of THEIDOL started with one simple question: What happens when a pop star falls for the wrong guy and no one speaks up? Go inside our Pop Issue, starring LilyRoseDepp and theweeknd here:
The closest real-life twin to Jocelyn is probably Britney Spears, but Depp also saw shades of cinematic femmes fatales like Sharon Stone in. “Of course I’m a Britney fan!” Depp said. “Who doesn’t love Britney? But I was also thinking about Beyoncé, Mariah, and every huge pop star of our time. I wanted Jocelyn to be the kind of woman who can dominate a room, someone who doesn’t ever shy away from their sparkle.
For her audition, Depp had to sing a cappella. “I thought, Here’s where I don’t get called back.” She sang a minute of “Fever.” “I was going through the casting tapes, and Lily-Rose immediately stood out,” Ashley Levinson, Sam’s wife and an executive producer of, told me. “She had the kind of vulnerability and strength that was crucial for the character.” To guarantee that Depp would click with Tesfaye, Sam Levinson insisted on a chemistry test.
Interestingly, Jocelyn was not always blonde—the character evolved considerably over time. In fact, the current version of the series, which will air on June 4, is a reshoot and reinvention of the entire first season. Tesfaye had come up with the original premise for the show with his producing partner, Reza Fahim. “Abel came to us with a pitch,” Levinson told me. “He said something that I’ll always remember: ‘If I wanted to start a cult, I could.
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