Zendayawho embodies the Greek goddess Athena in the new movie The odysseyrevealed how he experienced his first days of filming, in which he even He had difficulty pronouncing his dialogues.
During a podcast interview Happy Sad Confusedthe American actress said that she had prepared her dialogues in detail; However, upon arriving at the set, The nerves and the demands he imposed on himself affected his first shots.
“I had my lines and I wanted to have them very dominated. I think I put a little pressure on myself.“he explained.
In addition, the intense cold of Iceland, where the recordings were made, also represented a challenge for the actress, as she had difficulty interpreting her dialogues.
“It was very cold. It was in Iceland. My mouth was just frozen. Nothing came out. My mouth didn’t move. Literally something like: ‘blah, blah, blah’ came out. It was very embarrassing“he said.
Despite these difficulties, his participation in The odysseydirected by Christopher Nolan, received praise. Even The director highlighted the work of the 29-year-old actress and described her as “perfect”.
“She was always perfect. Always perfect,” Nolan said during an interview with Fandango.
In the production, Zendaya shared scenes with Matt Damon, Anne HathawayRobert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o and Tom Holland, for whom he expressed deep admiration.
“It is a pleasure and a gift to be able to share scenes with people you admire. Part of you has to compartmentalize it to some extent. Focus, we’re working. But I was very excited and wanted to do my best work.“said the actress.
For its part, Tom Holland He also shared the difficulties he experienced during recording. In an interview with Fandango, he said that he was disconcerted by the constant orders to “Cut!” during filming, which led him to believe that the director was not satisfied with his work.
However, he later learned that the cameras recorded only three minutes, because the film had a limited duration per load, which required frequent interruptions.
“I remember we were still performing and I was with Jon Bernthal saying, ‘Why does he keep cutting? Why do you keep doing that?’ In my head I thought, ‘You don’t like what we’re doing? What is happening? (…) Working with IMAX cameras for the first time is an experience. “It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before and I didn’t know they only worked for three minutes,” he said.
The odyssey will hit movie theaters next July 17 with an adaptation of Homer’s classic poem, The Odyssey (The odyssey). The story will follow Odysseus’ journey after the Trojan War, during which he will face various challenges in his attempt to return to Ithaca and reunite with his family.