Zendaya Almost Reunited With Challengers Director Before Exiting Divisive Movie

Zendaya Almost Reunited With Challengers Director Before Exiting Divisive Movie

Credit: Amazon MGM Studios Zendaya nearly reunited with Challengers director Luca Guadagnino before ultimately dropping out of a role in his latest film. Who replaced Zendaya in After the Hunt? After working with Guadagnino on Challengers, Zendaya almost starred in his 2025 film After the Hunt. During an interview with Deadline, After the Hunt’s cinematographer, Malik Hassan Sayeed, revealed that the character of Maggie Resnick was originally wh…

‘After the Hunt’: Zendaya Was Originally Supposed to Play Ayo Edebiri’s Role Before Dropping Out

Whoops! “After the Hunt” cinematographer Malik Hassan Sayeed actually let it slip in a Deadline interview that Zendaya was actually supposed to play the Ayo Edebiri role in Luca Guadagnino’s film, but dropped out. I did a little research, and “After the Hunt” started production in July 2024. That year, Zendaya had a relatively empty schedule, only shooting one film — “The Drama” — in October. Odds are she just didn’t want to make the film, which…