Travis Scott has introduced {that a} new film known as Circus Maximus is coming to theaters this week. It options new music that will probably be featured on his upcoming album Utopia, which he tweeted is approaching Friday. Discover one of many cowl variants beneath.
In response to the poster he shared beneath, Scott directed the film in collaboration with Gaspar Noé, Nicolas Winding Refn, Concord Korine, Valdimar Jóhannsson, and Kahlil Joseph. Beginning on July 27, the film will display at AMC theaters throughout the U.S.; further screenings are “TBA.” Watch the trailer beneath.
Although the poster reads that Circus Maximus was produced by A24, a consultant for the studio has clarified to Pitchfork that it isn’t concerned with the movie. Pitchfork has reached out to Scott’s representatives for clarification.
The movie’s description on AMC’s ticket portal reads: “Put together to enter Circus Maximus as Travis Scott takes his viewers on a mind-bending visible odyssey throughout the globe, woven collectively by the speaker rattling sounds of his extremely anticipated upcoming album Utopia. The movie is a surreal and psychedelic journey, uniting a collective of visionary filmmakers from all over the world in a kaleidoscopic exploration of human expertise and the facility of soundscapes.”
Scott’s new track “K-Pop” was launched final week; it options the Weeknd and Unhealthy Bunny. A livestream event to have a good time “the world of Utopia” with a efficiency in entrance of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt is ready to happen this week regardless of cancellation rumors. Utopia will his first album following the “mass casualty incident” at his 2021 Astroworld music competition in Houston the place eight died and others had been injured.
Scott dropped his final studio LP, Astroworld, in 2018, following 2016’s Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight. In 2020, Scott launched Jackboys, a compilation that includes artists on his Cactus Jack document label.
Previous to the 2 songs launched simply earlier than Astroworld, Scott’s most up-to-date track as lead artist was 2020’s “Franchise” that includes M.I.A. and Younger Thug. The only was remixed by Future. Scott appeared on songs with Kanye West, Future, Pharrell, SZA, Trippie Pink, Metro Boomin, Drake, 21 Savage, and extra. He debuted a brand new track on the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.
In 2020, Scott additionally teamed up with Child Cudi for “The Scotts,” which debuted throughout a Fortnite concert. He launched a track with NAV and Gunna and one other with Migos and Young Thug. One other Younger Thug collaboration known as “Out West” received a music video that includes a cameo from Quincy Jones. He additionally launched “The Plan,” which he recorded for Christopher Nolan’s newest movie Tenet.
