‘Sworn To Secrecy’ Zendaya And Robert Pattinson Didn’t Realize They Were (Also) Starring In The Odyssey Together

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya posing for a picture in The Drama
(Image credit: A24)

The 2026 movie schedule could just be titled, The Year of Robert Pattinson and Zendaya. The two stars will appear in three movies together that are all set to come out this year. They've kicked things off with The Drama, which got 4 out of 5 stars from CinemaBlend and opens in theaters today, and then, we'll see them later this year in the cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and Dune: Part Three. The pair has certainly spent a lot of time together recently. However, they admit they didn’t quite realize how much time they'd spend together when it all started.

Zendaya and Pattinson appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in advance of The Drama hitting theaters, and they were asked about the way they ended up in three movies together in a single year. While one would think that this would mean the actors would have a lot to talk about, apparently, due to the secrecy surrounding The Odyssey, neither actor realized their co-star was in that movie with them while filming their A24 project. Zendaya said…

The Drama came first, obviously. And I think we were both kind of sworn to secrecy with The Odyssey, so we didn’t really tell each other.

We certainly know about the incredible secrecy that can surround major film productions, and this is most definitely the case with every new Christopher Nolan movie. In the case of The Odyssey, when we did start to learn which actors were involved, we still didn’t know what movie it was that they would be making.

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Things were a little different when it came to their third movie. While Dune: Part Three almost certainly had its share of secrecy as well, Zendaya said that she knew Pattinson was going to be in the film before production began, because she was asked about the actor. It sounds like, since she had been making movies with him already, she was seen as an expert on how Pattinson would fit on the set. She revealed…

I actually did get a call about you for Dune. He already had the job but they just wanted to make sure he wasn’t like a diva or anything (laughs). I put in a good word.

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya clearly get along, which is good since if they didn’t, making those three movies together would have been rough. While it seems unlikely they're going to appear in quite so many movies together, it certainly won't be shocking if we see them again in the future, as they clearly like each other. Check out the full video of their Tonight Show appearance below.

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If you’re looking to complete the Zendaya/Pattinson triple feature, The Drama opens in theaters this weekend, The Odyssey is set to open on July 17, and Dune: Part Three will be here on December 18.

Dirk Libbey
Content Producer/Theme Park Beat

CinemaBlend’s resident theme park junkie and amateur Disney historian, Dirk began writing for CinemaBlend as a freelancer in 2015 before joining the site full-time in 2018. He has previously held positions as a Staff Writer and Games Editor, but has more recently transformed his true passion into his job as the head of the site's Theme Park section. He has previously done freelance work for various gaming and technology sites. Prior to starting his second career as a writer he worked for 12 years in sales for various companies within the consumer electronics industry. He has a degree in political science from the University of California, Davis.  Is an armchair Imagineer, Epcot Stan, Future Club 33 Member.

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