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.
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.
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.
