‘Malcolm & Marie’: Zendaya and John David Washington on Feeling ‘Boxed In as a Black Creative’
The stars of Sam Levinson’s black-and-white two-hander explain their decision to produce and finance a movie that touches on a lot of familiar anxieties.
The stars of Sam Levinson’s black-and-white two-hander explain their decision to produce and finance a movie that touches on a lot of familiar anxieties.
“John David, I, and Sam equally own this film,” Zendaya says. “It’s not like it belongs to someone else and I just got cast in it.”
Levinson explains why he never worried about writing a movie about Black characters.
Each of these women jumped into a scary new place at the center of a movie, as revealed at Sundance’s Women Breaking Barriers panel.
Zendaya understands where the backlash is coming from as she has mostly played characters in high school up until this point.
Exclusive: This August will mark two years since the “Euphoria” season one finale.
Sam Levinson’s high-contrast, low-reward romantic drama is a stunning example of how airless a film can become when it’s shot in a bubble.
Star Hunter Schafer co-wrote the episode, premiering January 24, with series creator Sam Levinson.
The new Netflix drama stars 36-year-old Washington and 24-year-old Zendaya as romantic partners.
“They usually feel very one-dimensional in the sense that there’s not a lot of layers to them.”
“Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson’s latest feature offers a powerful black-and-white showcase for its actors.
Dialing down the intensity and letting Colman Domingo and Zendaya do the work, “Euphoria’s” first special episode offers a rare ray of light in a dark winter.