Zendaya might have starred in two of the very best films of 2024, but it surely wasn’t all a cake stroll. In a brand new interview, the actor revealed that she suffered “horrible heatstroke” whereas filming Dune: Half Two.
Talking with W Journal, she defined that it was “highly regarded” on the set of the sci-fi epic, and the closest bogs have been a “hike” away from the distant location in Jordan the place they have been filming. On high of that, her costume — the stillsuit worn by the desert inhabitants of Arrakis — was very heavy, and took round 10 minutes to get on and off.
All that mixed, Zendaya defined she had “such a concern of peeing myself, or shitting myself truthfully, since you don’t have sufficient time to get again to the lavatory, after which whenever you get again to the lavatory, it’s a must to then get your costume off.”
In gentle of that concern, she wasn’t too involved with filling her physique with liquids, together with, sadly, water. “At some point, I didn’t drink sufficient and it was tremendous scorching,” she mentioned. “I had horrible heatstroke and went dwelling.”
Feeling “so barfy” on her lavatory ground, she known as her mom. “She was like, ‘Did you drink water at this time?’” Zendaya recounted. “I mentioned ‘no.’ I assumed I used to be being sensible, however you may’t try this. So, lesson realized. Simply take lavatory breaks!”
Elsewhere within the interview, she spoke about how getting in form for Challengers helped her put together for Dune: Half Two. “I used to be in the very best form that I had been in a very very long time,” she mentioned. “For Dune, the costumes have been very heavy and restrictive. The primary few weeks, your physique’s fairly sore. After I was strolling via the sand daily, my butt appeared nice. In order that labored out! I used to be ready.” Watch a video of the interview beneath.
For extra, revisit Consequence’s information to what would possibly occur in Dune: Half Three and past.