Zendaya’s Biggest Fear Filming Dune Involved Her Wisdom Teeth
Zendaya reveals her biggest fear while filming Duneinvolved her wisdom teeth. The actress is coming off an amazing year after appearing in Denis Villeneuve’s Oscar-nominated adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel, coming back for her third outing as MJ in Spider-Man: No Way Home,and returning for another season as the teenage addict, Rue, in HBO’s Euphoria. In Dune, Zendaya plays Chani, a member of the Fremen, the blue-eyed people who occupy the desert planet of Arrakis and revere the great worm Shai-Hulud. Her role was very limited in the movie but sets her up for a much larger part in the upcoming sequel.
Dune opened to massive success this past October, earning $400 million at the box office despite a simultaneous streaming release. It received a whopping 10 Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture. The film also stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Rebecca Ferguson and Oscar Isaac as Paul’s parents, Lady Jessica and Duke Leto Atreides, Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho, and Stellan Skarsgård as the terrifying Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.
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However, the casting process wasn't exactly glamorous for Zendaya. The actor revealed that her biggest fear while filming Dune involved her wisdom teeth. Zendaya had recently had her wisdom teeth removed before walking into the audition room with her co-star Timothée Chalamet and was afraid that he would be able to smell her breath. In an interview with W magazine, she joked:
«I had just gotten my wisdom teeth taken out. My biggest fear was that my mouth would be vile, and then I would have to do a scene with Timothée where we have to be really close, and he would smell my possible dry
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