Zendaya’s Dune Wardrobe Woes Sound as Harsh as Arrakis

Zendaya is one among Hollywood’s most trendy stars of the second—if there’s a purple carpet, she’s going to be carrying one thing distinctive and drop-dead gorgeous. However in a brand new interview, the star of Dune: Part Two confessed the frilly costume she wore to painting Arrakis-dwelling Fremen warrior Chani offered bodily challenges far past towering heels or high fashion fits of armor.

Chatting with W Magazine (by way of Variety), Zendaya defined that regardless of being in glorious form after filming tennis drama Challengers, she nonetheless wasn’t fairly ready for Dune: Half Two‘s “heavy and restrictive” wardrobe scenario. From the sound of it, no one can be.

Whereas filming in Jordan, she mentioned, “It was extremely popular, and I keep in mind considering, ‘Oh, man, the bogs are so far-off,’ as a result of we needed to hike to the places. If it’s a must to pee, you want not less than 10 minutes to get out of the costumes.”

With that in thoughts, she mentioned, “I used to be like, ‘Rattling, I don’t wish to drink an excessive amount of water.’ I had such a worry of peeing myself or shitting myself, actually, within the swimsuit on set. Sooner or later, I didn’t drink sufficient and I had a heatstroke. I felt so barfy. I keep in mind calling my mother on the lavatory flooring, saying, ‘I really feel horrible.’ She was like, ‘Did you drink water at present?’ I mentioned no. I assumed I used to be being good, however you possibly can’t do this. So, lesson discovered.”

Not for nothing, Zendaya’s remarks may remind you of one other critically acclaimed sci-fi blockbuster with restrictive costumes: The Form of Water. When it got here out in 2018, Doug Jones mentioned he needed to “maintain bowels prematurely of pulling that swimsuit. As a result of once I’m within the swimsuit, it’ll be for an excellent 16, 17 hours a day. So it’s a must to just remember to’re not going to have a bit of accident. And that’s my largest worry on this world is that they’re going to tug the swimsuit off me at some point and be disgusted by the aroma.”

Hey, The Form of Water went on to win Finest Image. Possibly that’s an excellent omen for Dune: Half Two?

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