Zendaya’s subsequent function is right here, and the web goes up for the main points behind the upcoming undertaking. On Wednesday (March 26), it was lastly introduced that the “Challengers” actress will tackle her largest function but, enjoying Ronnie Spector within the upcoming biopic based mostly on the musician’s life.
The “Dune” star will star within the movie based mostly on the lifetime of the Ronettes founder, directed by none aside from Academy Award-winner Barry Jenkins. Based mostly on Spector’s 1990 memoir, “Be My Child: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Insanity, or, My Life as a Fabulous Ronette,” the movie will reportedly concentrate on the singer’s “life with the troubled producer Phil Spector,” per Selection.
After all, the web was flooded with reactions the second the information was introduced, with followers not solely excited for an additional main undertaking for the actress, but in addition at this collaboration between her and Jenkins, who after all is understood for his movies “Moonlight,” “If Beale Road Might Discuss,” and not too long ago, “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
As customers identified, this marks the first time Zendaya has labored with a Black director on a characteristic movie in a live-action function (she labored with Malcom D. Lee on “House-Jam 2,” however that was a voiceover function).
Followers additionally got here fast to defend any naysayers or individuals who critiqued Zendaya’s casting to play this beloved icon in music historical past. Accounts had been fast to level out the truth that Spector herself reportedly hand-selected Zendaya to play her earlier than she handed away.
One consumer wrote, “Simply reminding yall that Ronnie Spector selected Zendaya to play her and so they spent numerous time collectively earlier than she handed.” One other wrote on X, “anybody mad about zendaya enjoying ronnie spector, when ronnie herself handpicked her is a loser.”
Zendaya has been clear about her bond with Spector, even taking to Instagram again in 2022 when the singer handed away. “Ronnie, having the ability to know you has been one of many biggest honors of my life,” she wrote in her tribute on the time. Thanks for sharing your life with me, I might hearken to your tales for hours and hours.”
Others merely admired this profession transfer for Zendaya, who has been particularly meticulous when selecting her roles. “Zendaya is fastidiously placing collectively such an insanely good filmography,” one consumer wrote.