Partnership between Zendaya Levinson Medal (Creator of Euphoria) seems to have given his full artistic potential. They both have plunged into the turmoil and chaos of love with “Malcolm & Marie,” an intimate movie by Levinson in which the actress poses a new challenge in a duel with her acting partner – and indeed the only other actor in her life. The Tape – John David Washington.
The film, expected to release on February 5 on the Netflix platform, was presented almost by the three concerned just a few hours ago. A month ago Zendaya She was asked about filming this production by her colleague in the movie “Dune”, Timothy Chalamet For an exclusive ELLE interview.
Before the consultation Chalamet Actress Malcolm and Mary replied: “Sam is like my family. I talk to him every day, or every other day. About the series, about life, the news or anything else. And we came up with the idea to record a movie while in prison, with very few people, I was amazed at Having only two roles (John David Washington and the Zendaya). It was like a theater. It was hard because everything was in the same place. Although locking ourselves in together was great for a few things, because it allows us to delve into the material. ”
Today Zendaya Remember his immediate response to Levinson’s suggestion. Sam said to me, ‘Why don’t we just do something with two people, delete everything else and do it in black and white? A play by a couple in a few hours, in just one place. And you have a director who came home from the premiere of his movie and he’s there with his girl (…) and then chaos breaks out. “” ” He continued his response, and he said, “And I said,” You got me, let’s get started. let’s go. “
Remember that this artistic duo led to the critically acclaimed series “Euphoria” which earned it Zendaya She won an Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, becoming the youngest actress in history to win the award. Now we know the community’s success story, but how does Washington enter the equation?
This is what director Levinson said about it: “I wrote the character of Mary the way I know Z (Zendaya): Confident, funny, but also strong and not afraid to get into an argument.
“So I was writing this character who was really cool. And I think the reason JD (Washington) came to mind because he is the only person I can imagine standing before her (…) to be able to do it with a certain grace and sense of humor, because I think Humor is the essence of their relationship. “