Zendaya, Robert Pattinson share their first impressions of each other
Robert Pattinson and Zendaya star in ‘The Drama.’ (A24)
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are opening up about their first impressions of each other.
The actors, who star in the upcoming A24 film The Drama together, also starred in two other films together that are coming out in 2026 — The Odyssey and Dune: Part Three. In a recent cover story for Interview magazine, the actors revealed what their preconceived notions about each other were.
“Truthfully, I met you because we had common friends, and you were always pretty quiet and chill, which is a little different from my experience of Rob,” Zendaya said. “You didn’t say much, and I was like, ‘Ooh, mysterious!’ Then I talked to Tom [Holland] and he was like, ‘No, he’s super fun and always laughing and joking,’ and I was like, ‘Really? I haven’t experienced that side of him, I guess.'”
Pattinson called the admission “so depressing.”
“I wish I could stay in the mysterious. I’ve learned again and again that if you just don’t speak, people are like, ‘Wow. You’re really intimidating,’ but I just can’t f****** maintain it,” Pattinson said.
To which Zendaya replied, “You maintained it for a while, until we made a few movies together.”
As for what Pattinson’s impression of Zendaya was, he was a bit sheepish to share, saying, “I can’t tell if this is kind of offensive or not,” before telling her.
“Do you know how people always ask, ‘Do you feel a responsibility to be an example to your fans?’ I think you’re a good example to the youth,” Pattinson said. “You always seemed really nice and you are really nice.”
Dream Scenario helmer Kristoffer Borgli wrote and directed The Drama. It arrives in theaters on April 3.
Sophie Kinsella attends the photocall of the movie ‘Can You Keep a Secret?’ on Oct. 19, 2019, in Rome, Italy. (Stefania D’alessandro/Getty Images)
Sophie Kinsella, author of the bestselling Shopaholic book series, has died at the age of 55.
Kinsella’s family shared news of her death in an Instagram post Wednesday.
“We are heartbroken to announce the passing this morning of our beloved Sophie (aka Maddy, aka Mummy). She died peacefully, with her final days filled with her true loves: family and music and warmth and Christmas and joy,” the family’s statement said, in part. “We can’t imagine what life will be like without her radiance and love of life.”
Kinsella revealed publicly in April 2024 that she had been diagnosed two years earlier with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor.
“Despite her illness, which she bore with unimaginable courage, Sophie counted herself truly blessed – to have such wonderful family and friends, and to have had the extraordinary success of her writing career,” her family’s statement continued.
Madeleine Sophie Wickham — Kinsella was a pen name — was born on Dec. 12, 1969. She was a former financial journalist who became a popular author and sold millions of books worldwide over two decades. The first two books of her Shopaholic series — The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Abroad, published in 2000 and 2001, respectively — were adapted into the 2009 movie Confessions of a Shopaholic, starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy. The film was produced by Touchstone Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Overall, Kinsella wrote 36 books, including children’s books, the young adult title Finding Audrey and short stories. Her initial books were published as Madeleine Wickham.
Kinsella’s most recent book, What Does It Feel Like?, was published in October 2024. The novella follows the story of a novelist named Eve who wakes up in a hospital bed one day and learns she has a brain tumor. In the book’s introduction, Kinsella called it her “most autobiographical work to date.”
Kinsella opened up to Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts in July 2024 about the book and living with brain cancer.
“I just thought people might be curious to know what it feels like to go through this,” Kinsella said. “It’s funny in parts, it’s sad in parts but I hope it’s full of optimism and love most of all.”
Kinsella said she first noticed something might be amiss with her health after the onset of multiple symptoms.
“The first symptoms that I had was, in fact, was my legs,” Kinsella told Roberts. “I was stumbling. I was tripping. I started getting very severe headaches. I got very confused. But it was really when I started tipping over in my chair that we realized something really was wrong.”
Kinsella said she underwent surgery after receiving the diagnosis that she had a grade 4 glioblastoma. She described the operation as a “triumph” at the time but said the treatment affected her memory and movement afterward. Kinsella also underwent multiple rounds of radiation and chemotherapy following surgery.
Kinsella lived in London with her husband, Henry Wickham, whom she called her “hero,” who stayed by her side throughout her difficult health journey. The couple had five children.
In her July 2024 interview, Kinsella was asked about what she’d want her happy ending to be.
“My happy ending is that whatever happens to me, my family is OK,” the author said at the time. “I think that’s my happy ending. Because that’s what I care about.”
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Paramount+ Little Disasters: Diane Kruger and Jo Joyner star in the limited series about a group of mothers and friends who get torn apart.
Netflix Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery: Benoit Blanc solves another murder in the third film in the mystery franchise from director Rian Johnson.
Apple TV F1 The Movie: Brad Pitt‘s latest film races its way to streaming months after its theatrical debut.
Movie theaters Dust Bunny: Check out this Hannibal reunion as Mads Mikkelsen stars in Bryan Fuller’s latest film.
Ella McCay: The newest film from Oscar winner James L. Brooks has an all-star ensemble cast including JamieLee Curtis, Albert Brooks and Ayo Edebiri.
That’s all for this week’s Weekend Watchlist – happy streaming!
Krysten Ritter attends the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Stone Cold Fox’ at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on Nov. 2, 2025, in West Hollywood, California. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
Kiernan Shipka headlines a new ’80s-set thriller called Stone Cold Fox, where the star must flee a dangerous relationship with a drug dealer named Goldie, played by Krysten Ritter.
“I don’t know what that says about me, but I seem to have a lot of fun when I play roles like this, Goldie in Stone Cold Fox, also Lady Vengeance in Dexter: [Resurrection],” Ritter tells ABC Audio. “I just love an opportunity to be unapologetically bad.”
Ritter, who also starred in shows like Breaking Bad and Jessica Jones, says Goldie was an opportunity to expand upon her series of dark performances.
“I think Goldie was a way for me to push that even further and really play around,” she says. “It is very different from what I’ve done, it’s completely unhinged and just so fun.”
In addition to being set “sometime in the ’80s,” according to an early title card, Stone Cold Fox is also steeped in the aesthetics of the era, from film grain, to heightened fight sequences that incorporate stop-motion animation.
“I love when people are going to take a big swing. I love a visual language and a big stamp like that,” says Ritter, crediting director Sophie Tabet.
For Goldie, Ritter and the film’s costuming team turned to Martin Scorsese’s Casino.
“That movie is so incredible and Sharon Stone’s wardrobe and everything, all of that, was a big inspiration. And I’m wearing the fur coat — obviously mine’s fake.”
The movie also stars Kiefer Sutherland, who is an ’80s icon in his own right. Ritter says she’s such a fan of Sutherland’s performance in the 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys, she even has a T-shirt featuring one of Sutherland’s lines from the movie.
“And I wore it for the first day working with Kiefer — like a dork!” says Ritter.
