Zendaya revealed she did a Dusk marathon to prepare for working with Robert Pattinson, and the man himself only found out about it on the way to their movie’s red carpet premiere.
The couple plays together in The dramathe new dark comedy that follows an engaged couple whose wedding week unravels after one of them reveals a major secret.
Before filming, Zendaya realized she had never seen any of the characters. Dusk films despite being exactly the perfect age to have been swept up in the craze, and decided it was time to put it right before working with Edward Cullen himself.
“I was like, ‘How have I never seen these movies before?'” she said. The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
“But I felt like I had to do it, it’s like a cultural phenomenon that I haven’t been a part of yet. I watched them all in one day. It was awesome, I had a lot of fun.”
Pattinson, who was standing nearby, had absolutely no idea she had done this until moments before the red carpet.
“It’s interesting, [she’s like] “I just have to see what he’s talking about,” he joked. He had a slight lead, but putting his achievement in all five films into two days rather than one, “it’s impressive,” he said anyway.
“It was so much fun, I love working with her. I think she’s great and I would do it again and again.”
Zendaya was just as excited about the film itself, describing the characters and their situation as truly unlike anything audiences might have seen in a romantic comedy before.
“These characters are unique. They’re very unique people and the circumstances are quite unique and it reveals a lot about love, what we’re willing to do for love, what we’re willing to accept and how well you really know your partner,” she said.
The drama hits theaters on April 3.
