Zendaya has been in the public eye as an artist since she was a teenager, which she thinks is why people are having trouble seeing her in more adult roles.
The 24-year-old won her first Emmy last year playing the troubled high school student Rue Bennett in HBO’s Euphoria, and she plays John David Washington’s 36-year-old younger girlfriend in Malcolm & Marie, debuting on Netflix at 5 of February.
The actress addressed the 12-year age difference between her and her co-star in a new interview for E !, stating that she thinks the controversy is because, ‘I played a 16-year-old girl since I was 16 . ‘
Not a teenager: Zendaya has been in the public eye as an artist since she was a teenager, and she thinks that’s why people are having trouble seeing her in more adult roles
Age difference: The actress addressed the 12-year age difference between her and her co-star in a new interview for E! , stating that she thinks the controversy is because, ‘I played a 16 year old girl since I was 16
‘You have to remember, too, that people grew up with me as a child. It’s like watching, I think, your little brother now, you know, they’re grown … ‘she added.
‘So it is difficult for people to accept the idea that I grew up in real life. You know, although I still play a teenager on television, ‘she said of her role as Rue.
Both Rue and Marie’s roles came from screenwriter and director Sam Levinson, who created Euphoria and wrote and directed Malcolm & Marie.
Grown up: ‘You have to remember, too, people grew up with me as a child. It’s like watching, I think, your little brother now, you know, they’re grown … ‘she added
The film was shot during the confinement of COVID-19 this summer, with only Zendaya and Washington forming the cast along with a minimal crew.
‘Sometimes, when you don’t see the roles you want, sometimes you have to be part of your creation. So I’m grateful that Sam wrote this film for us, ‘added Zendaya.
She also said that the safety of the cast and crew of the film was her ‘number one concern’, which they achieved by creating a ‘bubble’ environment.
Cast: The film was shot during the COVID-19 confinement this summer, with only Zendaya and Washington forming the cast along with a minimal crew
Zendaya also spoke about her childhood as a ‘Disney child’ in a new interview with Young Promised Star Carey Mulligan as part of Variety’s Actors on Actors series.
Mulligan mentioned that she sure as hell ‘can’t see herself as a Disney child right now’, although Zendaya said that this is still part of who she is.
– What happens is that I am. And to some extent, I am grateful for that. That’s when I started and learned a lot from that experience ‘, he added.
Disney Child: Zendaya also spoke about her childhood as a ‘Disney child’ in a new interview with Young Promised Star, Carey Mulligan, as part of Variety’s Actors on Actors series
‘It’s just kind of a slow progression, and I’m glad it was all about proving myself and not anyone else, you know? I hug a little. To some extent, it’s part of my heritage, ‘said Zendaya.
Malcolm & Marie debuts on Netflix on February 5, with Zendaya and John David Washington winning a major Oscar success.
She is also scheduled to film the second season of Euphoria sometime this year, although it is unclear when the season will debut on HBO.
Identity: Mulligan mentioned that she certainly ‘can’t see herself as a Disney child now’, although Zendaya said that this is still part of who she is