{"id":803491,"date":"2026-10-15T15:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/803491\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T15:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:06:08","slug":"zendaya-to-star-in-alex-garlands-new-sci-fi-movie-for-a24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/803491\/","title":{"rendered":"Zendaya to Star in Alex Garland&#8217;s New Sci-Fi Movie for A24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/zendaya\/\" id=\"auto-tag_zendaya_1\" data-tag=\"zendaya\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zendaya<\/a> has joined a new project as her memorable year winds down. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe actress is set to star in an untitled sci-fi movie that filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/alex-garland\/\" id=\"auto-tag_alex-garland_1\" data-tag=\"alex-garland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Garland<\/a> will direct from his own script for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/a24-0\/\" id=\"auto-tag_a24-0_1\" data-tag=\"a24-0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A24<\/a>. Plot details have not yet been disclosed for the feature that is expected to shoot in 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThis movie marks the latest collaboration between Zendaya and A24 following her hit HBO series Euphoria, which counted A24 as a producer, and this year\u2019s feature The Drama. Garland has a long history with A24 that includes Ex Machina, Civil War, Men, Warfare and his forthcoming video game adaptation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/elden-ring-movie-cast-1236569064\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elden Ring<\/a>, set for theatrical release in 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe current year has been filled with notable projects and moments for Zendaya, who co-starred with Tom Holland in Sony Pictures\u2019 summer blockbuster Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which now stands as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/spider-man-brand-new-day-domestic-box-office-force-awakens-1236703398\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">highest-grossing film<\/a> in domestic box office history. She and Holland, who recently confirmed that they secretly <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/tom-holland-zendaya-married-wedding-1236623067\/\">tied the knot<\/a>, also co-starred in Christopher Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey, which became Universal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/the-odyssey-universal-highest-grossing-box-office-jurassic-1236698827\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">highest-grossing release<\/a> ever and is expected to garner plenty of attention during awards season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tZendaya starred opposite Robert Pattinson in A24\u2019s spring hit The Drama and can soon be seen reprising her role as Chani in Denis Villeneuve\u2019s Dune: Part Three, which Warner Bros. releases theatrically in December. Additionally, she earned an Emmy Award nomination this year for starring as Rue in the third and final season of HBO\u2019s acclaimed Euphoria. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAmong the actress\u2019 other forthcoming films, Zendaya is attached to star as late singer Ronnie Spector in Barry Jenkins\u2019 biopic Be My Baby for A24. She will also voice the daughter of Shrek and Princess Fiona in DreamWorks Animation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/shrek-5-trailer-gingerbread-man-mike-myers-sequel-1236623220\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Shrek 5<\/a>, hitting theaters next summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zendaya has joined a new project as her memorable year winds down. 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