{"id":1521671,"date":"2026-07-07T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?guid=d92b7ad1055df06b145fccc8098cbda8"},"modified":"2026-07-07T06:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:11:24","slug":"zendaya-was-so-cold-she-couldnt-speak-on-first-day-filming-the-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1521671","title":{"rendered":"Zendaya was so cold she couldn’t speak on first day filming ‘The Odyssey’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Zendaya attends 'The Odyssey' photocall at the IET Building: Savoy Place on July 5, 2026, in London, England. (Shane Anthony Sinclair\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Zendaya is opening up about her first day on set of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey<\/em>.<\/p>

In a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused<\/em><\/a> podcast, the actress said she could not even open her mouth to speak her first lines of dialogue while filming in freezing conditions in Iceland. Zendaya, who plays Athena in the film, said that didn't help ease her nerves over appearing in her first Nolan project.<\/p>

\"I had my lines and I wanted to have them so down. I psyched myself out a little bit,\u201d Zendaya said. \u201cIt was particularly cold. It was in Iceland. My mouth was just frozen. There is nothing coming out.\"<\/p>

The actress continued, saying, \"My mouth would not move. Literally. It came out like, \u2018Blah blah blah.\u2019 So embarrassing.\u201d<\/p>

She went on to say that showing up \"was such a pleasure and a gift to be able to share scenes with people you admire.\"<\/p>

\u201cPart of you has to compartmentalize to a degree. Lock in, we\u2019re working. But I was so moved and excited to be there and wanted to do my best work,\" Zendaya said.<\/p>

The Odyssey<\/em> has a star-studded cast that also includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron and Jon Bernthal. It opens in movie theaters on July 17.<\/p>

The film, of course, is an adaptation of Homer's epic poem. It tells the story of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, and his 10-year journey of returning home to his wife, Penelope, after the Trojan War.<\/p>

Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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