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- Zendaya is starring in a new sci-fi film.
- The mysterious movie has Alex Garland writing and directing.
- A24 is backing the pic.
2026 has been a busy old year for Zendaya, including lead roles in the likes of ‘The Drama,’ ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and ‘The Odyssey.’ And she’s now landed a new role in an ambitious, but mysterious new project from ‘28 Years Later’ writer Alex Garland.
The new film doesn’t have an announced title yet, with Garland being typically secretive about his newly gestating cine-creation.
We do know, however, that’ll it’ll see both Zendaya and Garland reunite with studio A24 (which produced ‘The Drama’ and backed several of Garland’s recent directorial efforts including ‘Civil War.’)
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What’s the story of Alex Garland’s new movie?
That’s just it… we don’t know. Garland’s keeping this one close to his chest, beyond the fact that it’s in the sci-fi realm. It’s an original tale the filmmaker has written and it clearly offered a plum role for Zendaya.
Beyond that, we’ll have to wait and see, but Garland has a good track record in the genre.
Where else can we see Zendaya?
The actor’s packed 2026 isn’t over yet… She has ‘Dune: Part Three’ coming up on December 18th.
Next year, she will voice Shrek and Fiona’s daughter Felicia in ‘Shrek 5,’ due on June 30th. And she’s also got another A24 movie the works, having signed to play singer Ronnie Spector in ‘Be My Baby,’ which has Barry Jenkins aboard to direct.
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