While Zendaya’s future in Spider-Man 4 remains uncertain, she is set to appear alongside her boyfriend Tom Holland in a film outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directed by none other than Christopher Nolan. According to Deadline, the Euphoria star, 28, and Anne Hathaway have both been added to the cast of the Academy Award-winning director’s new project, which joins Holland and Matt Damon.
Nolan, 54, will write and direct the film, which will premiere in theaters and IMAX on July 17, 2026. Plot details have not been shared yet, not even with the cast.
Last month on Good Morning America, Holland said of the Nolan project, “I’m incredibly excited. And obviously honored, but that’s all I can say, because honestly, that’s all I know.”
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Zendaya and Holland met while filming Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016, and according to a source for Us Weekly, they became good friends before their relationship turned romantic. The pair did not confirm their romance until 2021, when a photo of them kissing in a car in Los Angeles surfaced.
He has appeared together with Holland in three Spider-Man films. With a fourth film upcoming, Holland revealed in October that he and Zendaya had read the script for his role together and concluded that the film had potential. While the actor confirmed his return as Peter Parker, he did not comment on Zendaya’s return as MJ.
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The new project will mark Zendaya and Holland’s first collaboration with Nolan, while Hathaway will be teaming up with the filmmaker for the third time. The Les Miserables star expressed gratitude towards Nolan for casting him in Interstellar, despite the online backlash he received after winning an Oscar for the former film in 2010.
“A lot of people wouldn’t give me roles because they were worried about how toxic my identity had become online,” Hathaway told Vanity Fair in March. “I had an angel in Christopher Nolan, who didn’t care and gave me one of the most beautiful roles in one of the best movies I’ve been a part of.” The 41-year-old actress shared that her career would have completely sunk if Nolan had not offered her Interstellar.
Damon, for his part, has also worked extensively with Nolan, including with Hathaway in Interstellar and his portrayal of General Leslie Groves in Oppenheimer.
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