Zendaya has revealed that she went on one Twilight marathon to prepare for the collaboration with Robert Pattinson, and the man himself only found out on the way to their film’s red carpet premiere.
The pair play together in The dramathe new dark comedy that follows an engaged couple whose wedding week unravels after one of them reveals a big secret.
Before filming, Zendaya realized that somehow she had never seen any of it Twilight movies despite being just the right age to have been swept up in the craze, and decided it was time to rectify that before working with Edward Cullen himself.
“I thought, ‘How have I never seen these movies before?'” she shared The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
“But I felt like I had to, it’s like a cultural phenomenon that I hadn’t been a part of yet. I saw them all in one day. It was amazing, I enjoyed myself.”
Pattinson, standing nearby, had absolutely no idea she had done this until moments before the red carpet.
“It’s interesting, [she’s like] “Just see what he’s all about,” he joked. He had a little wonder, but put her performance on all five films in two days instead of one, “it’s impressive,” he said either way.
“It was so much fun, I love working with her. I think she’s amazing and I would do it again and again.”
Zendaya was equally enthusiastic about the film itself, describing the characters and their situation as truly unlike anything audiences will have seen in a rom-com before.
“These characters are unique. They’re very unique people and the circumstances are quite unique, and it reveals a lot about love, about what we’re willing to do for love, what we’re willing to accept and how much you really know your partner,” she said.
The drama opens in theaters on April 3.
