Zendayais good with being bad.
In a cover interview for the September issue ofElle, theChallengersactress, 26, revealed that she “would love to play a villain of sorts” in a future project.
“Tap into the evil, supervillain vibes,” she addedduring the sit-down(conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike), noting additionally, “I feel like I usually play the good guy, so I’d like to play the bad guy.”
But fans shouldn’t necessarily expect a Thanos-type performance from Zendaya.
“Whatever that manifests in, I don’t think necessarily in a superhero sense, I just mean in like an emotional sense,” the actress said of her villain goals.
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Zendaya forElle.ELLE/YouTube
ELLE/YouTube
“[Directing] is something I hope to do one day,” theEmmywinner said. “And I think outside [the industry], I feel like I would have probably followed in the footsteps of my parents and become a teacher. I love kids, I love learning and I love teaching.”
Zendaya told BritishVoguein her October 2021 cover story that she was hoping to expand her career in the film industry and move into directing next.
Calling art “a huge catalyst for change,” theDune: Part Twoactress said she hopes to champion diversity in Hollywood.
“If I ever do become a filmmaker, I know that the leads of my films will always be Black women,” she said.
Zendaya on the cover ofElle’s September 2023 issue.ELLE Magazine/ Steven Klein
ELLE Magazine/ Steven Klein
Zendaya’s upcoming filmChallengersfollows her character Tashi, a former tennis ace turned coach, who pushes her husband Art (Mike Faist), a formerly mediocre athlete, to become aGrand Slam champion.
In her cover story forElle, Zendaya said that in her career, she wants “to find things that will push” her, “from a character perspective.”
“As I get older, you know, Ican’t play a teenager for the rest of my life,” she added.
Challengersis in theaters April 26, 2024.
source: people.com
