Christian Bale and John David Washington hold onto Margot Robbie while filming a sequence of scenes for the David O. Russell movie in Los Angeles on Monday (February 8).
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Zendaya and John David Washington team up in Netflix’s “Malcolm & Marie” — a pandemic-shot drama that explores the relationship between a director and his model girlfriend.
While fans will have to wait until Feb. 5 to see the drama in its entirety, there has already been some backlash surrounding the 12-year age difference of the co-stars — the “Tenet” star is 36 and Zendaya is 24.
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Christian Bale and John David Washington hold onto Margot Robbie while filming a sequence of scenes for the David O. Russell movie in Los Angeles on Monday (February 8).
Euphoria still lingering and a record-breaking Best Actress Emmy award to top it off, Zendaya's upcoming project looks to be one of her bravest and most exciting to date. Malcolm & Marie stars John David Washington as Malcolm and Zendaya Coleman as Marie.
At a time in which film and television production was on lockdown due to the emerging Coronavirus pandemic, Malcolm & Marie was the rare project heading into production. The $2.5 million indie about a late-night debate between a young couple got made because writer/director Sam Levinson answered Zendaya’s call to write a contained drama that might keep them and their Euphoria crew employed after the HBO drama was shuttered days before shooting a new season.
John David Washington, 36, stars in the new Netflix film Malcolm & Marie with Zendaya, 24. The movie, which is being released on Feb. 5, follows a filmmaker and his girlfriend as they confront long-simmering issues between them. Malcolm & Marie was filmed in secret during quarantine using COVID-19 safety precautions.
Malcolm & Marie—the new Netflix drama that began streaming today—Zendaya turns to John David Washington and says, “Don’t believe the hype, Malcolm, and don’t push away the people who ground you.” She kisses him gently, and continues, “You’re gonna start making fake movies, about fake people with fake emotions.
Zendaya hopes her new film, "Malcolm & Marie," inspires people to be grateful for their loved ones and to those who lend support during a time of need. The Emmy-winner co-stars with John David Washington as a couple who clash over the state of their relationship.
NEW YORK -- The global pandemic was not about to stop filmmaker Sam Levinson without a fight — literally.The creator of HBO's “Euphoria” found his hit series shuttered so he pivoted to writing and directing “Malcolm & Marie,” a film about an epic lovers’ quarrel starring John David Washington and Zendaya — who also stars in the HBO show.Set in a luxury California beach house, Washington's Malcolm — an up-and-coming director — and Zendaya's Marie — an out-of-work actress — have returned after a
first films that was made during the pandemic, so the one-location shoot and tiny cast make a lot of sense.) Anger and resentment quickly bubble to the surface, leaving you wondering how or why these two have stuck together as long as they have.
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“Chadwick Bosman was an amazing artist. We’ve all been thrilled, and excited, and overwhelmed by the depth of his work,” said Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom director George C. Wolfe who presented the late actor Chadwick Bosman with Performance of the Year Award at Critics’ Choice Association’s virtual annual celebration Of Black cinema. “He was so present, not just as an actor but he was present as a human being.”
Zendaya swishes into in a lamé evening gown slit up to there, arriving home from her boyfriend's film premiere. She's pissed but trying to hide it as she angrily takes pulls from a lit cigarette.
Netflix is releasing a bunch of new titles! There are a few exciting originals coming to the streaming platform this month, including, starring Katherine Heigl and, the new black-and-white film starring Zendaya and John David Washington.Speaking of John David Washington, director Christopher Nolan's 2010 mind-bender, also hits Netflix in February.Read on below for everything new you can watch on Netflix in February.
After receiving backlash on her age gap with her Marie & Malcolm co-star John David Washington, Zendaya is addressing the issue. For the versed, while promoting the film, the 24-year-old Emmy winner had been the talk of the town because of the vast 12-year age gap between Zendaya and John David Washington, 36. Now, in an interview with E! News Zendaya addressed the age gap between her and her talented co-star.
There’s always backlash — and Zendaya is not here for it. In her new movie, Malcolm & Marie, the Euphoria actress, 24, plays John David Washington‘s love interest. However, the age gap — he is 12 years older than her at 36 — has caused some fans to criticize the casting.
, is getting Oscar buzz—and backlash. Euphoria creator Sam Levinson wrote the film for Zendaya, but her age gap with love interest John David Washington is causing some criticism among fans.
Euphoria still lingering and a record-breaking Best Actress Emmy award to top it off, Zendaya's upcoming project looks to be one of her bravest and most exciting to date. Malcolm & Marie stars John David Washington as Malcolm and Zendaya Coleman as Marie.