Zendaya: The Dune movies mean so much to me
Zendaya has opened up about her experience with the Dune franchise.
Zendaya feels "very grateful" to be part of the Dune franchise.
The 29-year-old actress has played Chani in all three Dune movies, and she admits that it's been a huge part of her life in recent years.
The actress - who stars in the new movie alongside Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy and Javier Bardem - told People: "I'm so excited. I mean, this movie, or these movies, have meant so much to me over the years.
"I've literally been able to grow up in my entire 20s doing them, and so they have such a special place in my heart and all these people do as well. So I'm very excited, very grateful to be a part of it."
Zendaya also offered an insight into Florence Pugh's role in Dune: Part Three.
She shared: "I want to start by saying I love Florence Pugh. So talented, so wonderful in this role. And we said the last time [we did a] press tour, we only got one scene together and we were far away. And I was like, 'I hope we get more.' So I don't want to tease anything, but she's absolutely phenomenal. And you guys will just have to see for yourselves what happens because it's quite the journey."
Meanwhile, Zendaya previously insisted that she's never had a defined career plan.
However, the actress confessed that she'd love to try her hand at directing at some stage in her career.
Speaking to Interview magazine, Zendaya explained: "I don’t necessarily have a plan. I’ve never really thought, 'I have to do this by this time and I want to do this by that time.' I just want to do the things that make me happy and bring me joy and fulfill me as an artist, as a person.
"So, I keep that loose, because if one day it turns into a completely different career path, then I would allow myself to do that. The idea of trying to direct in the future excites me. That’s why I’m on set so much."
Zendaya is also keen to learn from her co-stars.
She said: "When I’m not in it, I’m right there trying to learn. I go around and I ask our crew members, 'What are you doing today? Can you explain it to me?' Because we’ve got some real vets in the game. So, the hope is that I’ll be able to, one day, make the things that I want to see."
