January 4th 2025.
Zendaya had quite the experience while filming Dune: Part Two. The 28-year-old Hollywood actor learned the hard way about the consequences of dehydration while on set. Playing the role of Chani alongside co-star Timothée Chalamet's Paul Atreides, Zendaya had to endure the scorching heat of the desert planet Arakis. To accurately portray the arid landscape, the majority of filming took place in hot locations such as Abu Dhabi, Jordan, Namibia, and Italy.
But unfortunately for Zendaya, the filming location also meant that the bathrooms were quite a "hike" away from where they were shooting. This caused the actor to have some worries about needing to use the restroom. She didn't want to risk peeing or even "s**ting" in her costume, so she made the decision to stop drinking water.
In an interview with W Magazine, Zendaya shared, "It was very hot, and I remember thinking, 'Oh man, the bathrooms are so far away' because we had to hike to the locations. If you have to pee, you need at least 10 minutes to get out of the costumes." So she decided to limit her water intake, thinking she was being smart. But this plan backfired when she ended up getting a heatstroke.
Zendaya recalled, "I was like, Damn, I don't want to drink too much water. I had such a fear of peeing myself or shitting myself, honestly, in the suit on set." But her mother quickly pointed out the error of her ways, asking if she had been drinking enough water that day. Zendaya admitted that she hadn't, and soon learned her lesson.
But despite the challenges, Zendaya powered through and successfully completed filming for Dune: Part Two. And she's not done with the franchise just yet. A third movie, Dune Messiah, is set to start production in early 2026. So Zendaya will have some time to mentally prepare for the filming conditions this time around.
The first two movies in the Dune franchise have been a huge success, earning a combined $1.2 billion at the global box office. And Dune itself has received critical acclaim, winning six Oscars, including Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects.
But Zendaya has more exciting projects on the horizon, including a role in Christopher Nolan's new film adaptation of The Odyssey. She will be starring alongside her boyfriend Tom Holland and other A-list actors such as Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Charlize Theron.
This will be the first project for Tom and Zendaya since their appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021. And while Tom has revealed that he plans on taking a break from acting to focus on fatherhood in the future, he assures fans that he will be back for a fourth Spider-Man film.
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