Zendaya Dismisses Criticism of, 12-Year Age Gap, in ‘Malcolm & Marie’.
Zendaya is speaking out against recent
concerns over her role in the upcoming
Netflix film, ‘Malcolm & Marie.’.
In the film, the 24-year-old Emmy winner
has an on-screen romance with
36-year-old John David Washington. .
Some social media users
have criticized the 12-year age gap. .
In an interview on ‘PEOPLE (the TV Show!),’
Zendaya empathized with her fans but ultimately
dismissed their concerns. .
Although she often portrays younger
characters on-screen, Zendaya reminded her
fans that she is a “grown” woman.
People often forget — which is understandable
because I've been playing 16 since I was 16, you
know — [but] I am grown … I knew that, as I grow
and as I evolve, there would be that moment
where I could play someone my own age, Zendaya, to 'PEOPLE (the TV Show!)'.
Washington also addressed the
topic in the past, telling ‘Variety’
that he wasn’t “concerned.”.
People are going to see in this film how
much of a woman she is … She has far more
experience than I do in the industry, I've
only been in it for seven years. She's been in it
longer, so I'm learning from her. I'm the rookie, John David Washington, to 'Variety'