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Zendaya, the iconic actress with a plethora of movies to her name, has found worldwide love and fame for her roles. From starring inSpider-Man: No Way Hometo tagging alongside Chalamet in theDunefranchise, Zendaya has come a long way.

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But with these massive movies by her side, none of them were able to break a record for Zendaya that Luca Guadagnino’sChallengersdid. Being an iconic movie about friendship, lust, tennis, and, romance, Zendaya finally broke an iconic record.

Zendaya Broke One Iconic Record WithChallengers

Starring alongside Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor,Challengerssees the story of three friends with complex feelings and a love for tennis that intertwines in the future. With the brilliancy in directing by director Luca Guadagnino, the film is doing good in theaters.

On the other hand, Zendaya is portraying a lead role in the film. BeforeChallengers,Zendaya portrayed a plethora of roles across various movies. She has, however, never been the lead character before. Being a sidekick or the love interest of a hero, theEuphoriaactress has portrayed a lead role for the first time in her career.

Zendaya in Dune: Part Two (2024)

Zendaya’s Colossal ‘Challengers’ Salary Dwarves Her Earnings From Dune: Part 2 and Spider-Man: No Way Home By Many Miles

For the record,Zendayawas the lead character in HBO’sEuphoriabut that doesn’t count since it’s a series. But withChallengers,a film that received mixed reviews upon its trailer release, she has broken a personal record. On the other hand, theDunestar also talked about her love for being an actress.

Zendaya Would Love To Be An Actress In Her Old Age

In an interview (viaThe Hindu), Zendaya talked about how she chose a brilliant career for herself. Talking about the perks of acting, the actress revealed that she could do this job as long as she wanted to and no one could stop her from acting.

“They literally should all touch”: Challengers Director Took Things to a Literal Sense for Zendaya’s Hotel Scene That Would Give Tom Holland Sleepless Nights

“I’m grateful that I picked a career that I can keep doing for as long as I want to. I can be 80 years old and still be making movies if I get lucky enough to be able to or if that’s something I still want to be do then,”

She further continued,

Zendaya’s Colossal ‘Challengers’ Salary Dwarves Her Earnings From Dune: Part 2 and Spider-Man: No Way Home By Many Miles

“I can’t imagine that idea of that life or thing that makes you happy or gives you power being ripped away from you. I deeply empathize with that.”

Zendaya May Have Another Potential Box Office Annihilation With ‘Challengers’: Report Reveals Gargantuan Earnings from Preview Sales Alone

Well, it seems that the world wouldn’t mind looking at an old Zendaya starring in a remake of a 2020s movie when she’s 80 years old. With her film being recently released,Challengerssits at rating of 7.8/10 on IMDB and a whopping 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The 2024 film is screening in theaters across the world.

Visarg Acharya

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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.

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Zendaya in Challengers

“They literally should all touch”: Challengers Director Took Things to a Literal Sense for Zendaya’s Hotel Scene That Would Give Tom Holland Sleepless Nights