Zendaya Freaked Out When Tom Holland Surprised Her w/ The Odyssey, Talks Spider-Man & Euphoria's End — Transcript

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1. 0:01-They love you! Can you feel the love?
2. 0:03[ Cheers and applause ]
3. 0:05-Thank you.
4. 0:06-Welcome back to the show. It's always great to see you.
5. 0:09I want to congratulate you, by the way,
6. 0:11on your Emmy nomination for "Euphoria."
7. 0:12-Thank you. -Come on, bud!
8. 0:14[ Cheers and applause ] What a year.
9. 0:17Uh, thank you for coming back to our show and seeing us.
10. 0:20Are you -- are you kind of bittersweet,
11. 0:22sad, that "Euphoria" is over?
12. 0:23-Of course, of course. I mean, it was so --
13. 0:25you know, was such a huge part of my life.
14. 0:27And it was so much of my 20s.
15. 0:29And I feel like I made so many lasting, loving friendships.
16. 0:33And I learned so much about myself.
17. 0:36And I -- honestly, I think the most important thing
18. 0:38that I always carry with me is the --
19. 0:39is the people who connected and loved Rue.
20. 0:42-Yeah. We love Rue. -And that, you know...
21. 0:44-Yeah. -You were fantastic.
22. 0:46Well deserved on that nomination.
23. 0:49You've been all over the world promoting "The Odyssey,"
24. 0:51so thank you for stopping by here.
25. 0:53-Thanks for having me.
26. 0:54-You had the premiere last night in New York.
27. 0:56It was giant. Take me back to the beginning.
28. 0:58-Okay. -How do you get --
29. 0:59You get cast. And how did you know
30. 1:01that you were going to be in this movie?
31. 1:02-Well, you know, Tom got the call.
32. 1:05-Ooh. [ Cheering ]
33. 1:06Okay. Okay. Okay. -Okay.
34. 1:09Christopher Nolan called, and I --
35. 1:11My heart was just so full. I was so excited for him.
36. 1:14Good for him. We love Tom.
37. 1:16-I mean, he's the best, and he deserves this.
38. 1:18-He deserves it. So much.
39. 1:19-Yes. -And I was just so excited.
40. 1:21And also I'm -- you know, I'm obviously his biggest fan,
41. 1:23but I'm also a Chris Nolan fan. -Yeah.
42. 1:27-Right? Like, so, when that kind of opportunity
43. 1:29comes around, I was just so excited.
44. 1:32Like, I didn't even put myself in that equation at all.
45. 1:34Like we already won, you know? -Yeah.
46. 1:36-And then he, um -- he had another meeting.
47. 1:38So, he had the script.
48. 1:40I may have done a little, you know, peeky peek.
49. 1:41-Okay. Yeah, you're allowed to peek.
50. 1:43-I gotta know. There's a Christopher Nolan
51. 1:44script in my house. What am I gonna do, you know?
52. 1:46Okay, so I looked. Um...
53. 1:49And then, he went off to his meeting,
54. 1:50and then when he came home, I was like, "Okay.
55. 1:52Like, tell me all about it.
56. 1:54Like, how was he? What was it like?"
57. 1:55You know what I mean?
58. 1:56I was, like, so ready, so excited.
59. 1:57And he goes, "Read this again," and I was like, "W-why?
60. 2:01Like, I just read it -- like, we just read it last night,"
61. 2:03and he's like, "Read it again, but with Athena in mind."
62. 2:06And I was like, "Yo, stop it right now."
63. 2:09[ Laughter ]
64. 2:11And I was just like -- my -- I just -- yeah, I freaked out.
65. 2:14I was so grateful, and that he got to be the one
66. 2:17to tell me. Come on.
67. 2:19-I love that dude. -It was so special.
68. 2:21[ Applause ]
69. 2:23-I love him so much. He's a great guy.
70. 2:26-Me, too. -I know you love him more.
71. 2:27You love him more.
72. 2:29But what was it like meeting Christopher Nolan?
73. 2:31-Oh, I was just trying to play it cool, you know?
74. 2:33-Of course. -Because, like, you know,
75. 2:34I'm a super fan. I can't come in too strong.
76. 2:37You know what I mean? -But you are a super fan.
77. 2:39-But of course. -Yeah, everyone is.
78. 2:40-Of course. And I think what he represents
79. 2:43in our -- in our industry, and I think it was --
80. 2:46I would do anything just to kind of be on a set like that
81. 2:49and be able to watch and learn.
82. 2:50I love being on sets, and I love --
83. 2:53even if I'm not working, often, I'll come to set just to watch.
84. 2:57And what -- when will you have the opportunity to be
85. 2:59on a set like that? -Yeah.
86. 3:00-You know what I mean?
87. 3:01-Where was he? In his office? What was he doing?
88. 3:02-He was in his office and we just --
89. 3:04-Was his back towards you, and he spun around?
90. 3:05-And he spun around. -Yeah, he spun around like...
91. 3:07-Yeah. -"And then -- oh.
92. 3:09I didn't know you were there. Yeah, I didn't see you."
93. 3:11-Light. You know what I mean?
94. 3:14No, it was -- it was -- it was actually so chill.
95. 3:16It was so chill.
96. 3:17And then like an hour in, I was like,
97. 3:18"Yo, I'm kind of kicking it with Christopher Nolan right now."
98. 3:20[ Laughter ] -"It's kind of --
99. 3:22this is working. This is working."
100. 3:23-Yeah, this is working.
101. 3:25-But did you tell him how much of a fan you were?
102. 3:26-I did, I did. I did it in a cool way.
103. 3:29You know? It was a nice transition,
104. 3:30'cause there was, like, um...
105. 3:32My favorite Christopher Nolan movie is "Interstellar."
106. 3:34-Yeah. -So...
107. 3:35[ Cheering ] Shout-out.
108. 3:37And so there was a --
109. 3:38like, a little kind of replica of TARS,
110. 3:42the robot that's in the film.
111. 3:43-Yes. -And I was like,
112. 3:45"Okay, this is my time to kind of ask about 'Interstellar.'"
113. 3:48-Oh. So you go... -Yeah, so I was like,
114. 3:50"Oh, I love -- TARS, yo," and that's how I opened up that.
115. 3:54-But you are a super fan of "Interstellar."
116. 3:55-Yeah. -You actually brought us
117. 3:56a video of you explaining to Hunter Schafer...
118. 3:59-Yes. -...on the set of "Euphoria."
119. 4:01-This was at home. This was in my living room.
120. 4:03-This is in your living room. -Tom is recording this, yeah.
121. 4:04-All right. Well, this is explaining the --
122. 4:06-"Interstellar." -Just explaining the movie.
123. 4:08-Anybody who needs help, I got you.
124. 4:09-Yeah, and it was -- [ Laughter ]
125. 4:11Thank you for bringing this to us.
126. 4:12We actually had to cut it down a little bit because it was --
127. 4:14-I cut it down before I sent it to you.
128. 4:16-Thank you.
129. 4:17-Like, it was like 10 minutes long.
130. 4:19-It's extensive. It's worth it.
131. 4:21-It's very detailed. -Take a look at this.
132. 4:23-Prior to this, in her life... -[ Laughing ]
133. 4:27-...she's been growing up with this thing in her room, right?
134. 4:31And it's been knocking on his door.
135. 4:33That's what I was saying with this.
136. 4:35And she's telling her dad, and dad's like,
137. 4:37"What the [bleep] you on about?
138. 4:38But dad, he follows one of those [bleep] things,
139. 4:42and it takes him to NASA,
140. 4:43which ultimately ends him up here, right?
141. 4:46And then he goes off, whatever, whatever.
142. 4:48In her life, while he's doing this crazy [bleep],
143. 4:52this when he gives her the coordinates,
144. 4:54what's actually happening -- -Goes there.
145. 4:56-Over here!
146. 4:59-"Oh, it's over here -- no!" [ Cheers and applause ]
147. 5:01"While he's doing that, this is happening!"
148. 5:03-Yes. And I don't know if you can see,
149. 5:06but I was mapping it out on a -- like, on a box.
150. 5:09-Yes. -So she could understand
151. 5:10the timeline, the dimensions, if you know what I'm --
152. 5:13-I love how much you're nerding out about it.
153. 5:14I love it so much. -I do. I love it so much.
154. 5:16-And thank you for bringing that video.
155. 5:19But you've done massive movies --
156. 5:21"Dune," "Spider-Man."
157. 5:23How does -- [ Cheers and applause ]
158. 5:26This amazing work, but amazing sets.
159. 5:30How does it compare to this?
160. 5:32Because what I've heard and talked to the cast so far,
161. 5:34people's minds are blown. -It's -- it's extraordinary.
162. 5:38Like, being on a Christopher Nolan set
163. 5:39is unlike anything I think --
164. 5:42I remember my first day, I kind of was dropped into Troy.
165. 5:47Like, I was fully at the war, you know?
166. 5:50And the night before, I had done a night shoot on "Euphoria."
167. 5:53So you can imagine that -- that kind of switch-up in,
168. 5:57like, less than 24 hours...
169. 5:58-Like, how is your brain handling this?
170. 6:00-I don't know. I have no idea. [ Laughter ]
171. 6:02And I felt -- I honestly felt like I was still dreaming almost
172. 6:05because you walk onto these sets, and they are --
173. 6:08I mean, you've heard the scale, the scope,
174. 6:10the attention to detail. -Where was this set?
175. 6:12'Cause there was different countries.
176. 6:13-Yeah, I went -- I went everywhere.
177. 6:14-Yeah, you did. -I went everywhere.
178. 6:16And I felt bad because I was kind of popping in and out.
179. 6:18You know, people, it was really an odyssey.
180. 6:20They had gone through so much together,
181. 6:22and I was just like, "Hey, y'all."
182. 6:23[ Laughter ]
183. 6:24"See you in Scotland. See you in Iceland," you know?
184. 6:26-Yeah. -But it was --
185. 6:28it was such a privilege and such a joy.
186. 6:30And I was just, honestly, trying to, like,
187. 6:34take all that excitement and trying to use it,
188. 6:36you know? Because, you know,
189. 6:37sometimes you can psych yourself out, you know?
190. 6:39You can get in your head about, like --
191. 6:41I mean, being on a set like that with people that I admire,
192. 6:44the level, the scale, the amount of background performers.
193. 6:47-The acting, the everything.
194. 6:48-The acting, the fire, the whole thing is happening.
195. 6:51And I just -- I don't want to be the thing
196. 6:52that's holding this up. -Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly.
197. 6:54-I don't want to be messing up my lines.
198. 6:56-I love that you're still humble about this.
199. 6:58You're Zendaya. You're allowed to be --
200. 7:01They're lucky to have you on the set.
201. 7:03-It was... -Good for you.
202. 7:05-It was so cool.
203. 7:06-And this is something I think everyone
204. 7:08should see in a theater, if you can.
205. 7:10-Yes. -Yes.
206. 7:11-I saw it -- Yeah. -I know that's right.
207. 7:13-As big as you can, IMAX or whatever you want to --
208. 7:15But it's shot in IMAX. -Yes, entirely.
209. 7:17-Have you ever snuck into a theater
210. 7:18and watched one of your movies?
211. 7:20-I -- Yes, I have.
212. 7:21[ Laughter ]
213. 7:22-You have? Really? -I have. I --
214. 7:24One of the very early "Spider-Man" movies,
215. 7:27me and my family, we snuck into the back,
216. 7:29and that was really fun. But I remember just, you know,
217. 7:32it was actually -- it was the last "Spider-Man" premiere
218. 7:35was so special because we knew that big --
219. 7:38you know, the Spider-Men were back.
220. 7:39-Yes. -You know?
221. 7:41I remember knowing, like, "Oh, it's coming,
222. 7:44and, like, people, they don't know."
223. 7:45-And you're like, "I want to look at the audience
224. 7:47and the movie at the same time." -Getting to turn around
225. 7:49and watch people's reactions is so fun.
226. 7:51And that's the movie-going experience.
227. 7:53-Yeah, it's fun. -You know?
228. 7:54Getting to experience something
229. 7:55in a theater with other people, it's so special.
230. 7:58-Yes. [ Cheers and applause ]
231. 7:59It's so special.
232. 8:01Uh...
233. 8:04How do we set up "The Odyssey" and who you play?
234. 8:06-Oh. Well... -Yes.
235. 8:08-That's a -- that's a tough -- -That's a lot, yeah.
236. 8:10It's a 3000-year-old story. Yeah.
237. 8:12-Okay? It's quite dense. -Yes.
238. 8:14-You know? -I'll say Matt Damon
239. 8:16is trying to find his way home.
240. 8:18-Yet again. -Let's do that.
241. 8:20-Yes. -Yes.
242. 8:21I love it. I want to show a clip.
243. 8:22Here's Zendaya in "The Odyssey." Take a look at this.
244. 8:25-Why can't Gods speak in ways we understand?
245. 8:28♪♪
246. 8:31-Who doesn't understand thunder?
247. 8:34A fire?
248. 8:35A child's smile, a good harvest?
249. 8:38-But you hide yourselves from us.
250. 8:42-Look. Who's moving that cloud?
251. 8:46Amassing those birds?
252. 8:49Who's moving the water?
253. 8:52-Come on, now. It's great!
254. 8:54You have to see it. It's amazing.
255. 8:56Zendaya, everyone! [ Cheers and applause ]
256. 8:58"The Odyssey" opens in theaters everywhere this Friday.
257. 9:01More with Zendaya after the break.
258. 9:03Stick around.