Zendaya on Working With Tom Holland: 'When You're Best Friends It's Easy'
The couple appeared at the London premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, where Zendaya was asked what it is like to work alongside her husband on screen.
Zendaya and Tom Holland appeared together at the London premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, drawing large crowds to Leicester Square, the BBC reported.
Asked by BBC News whether she had any advice for working alongside a husband, Zendaya replied: "I think when you're best friends, it's pretty easy."
A busy year for the couple
The pair, who recently married, have had an unusually crowded schedule. Alongside the latest Spider-Man instalment, both appear in Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey.
Holland returns as Peter Parker and his superhero alter-ego, a role he has played since 2016. Zendaya reprises her part as MJ, his character's love interest on screen.
Dressing for the film
Zendaya arrived in a floor-length Tamara Ralph gown in champagne silk crepe, with straps designed to echo a spider's web — a deliberate match for the white carpet and for the film itself.
The 29-year-old has become closely associated with what is known as method dressing, where an actor's press-tour wardrobe is built around the themes of the film being promoted. Working with stylist Law Roach, she has turned the approach into a recognisable part of how her films are launched.
"I love these films, I love making them, I love being able to extend the filmmaking process and the storytelling process through the press tour and the clothes and through fashion," she said.
She laughed off a question about whether the dress contained any hints about the plot.
Why the press tour matters
The scale of the turnout in Leicester Square reflects how much of a modern blockbuster's launch now happens away from the screen. Premiere appearances, red-carpet photography and the coverage that follows carry a marketing weight studios once bought through advertising alone.
For a franchise as established as Spider-Man, that attention is also a test of whether audiences still connect with the cast — something the studio watches closely ahead of a wide release.
Reporting basis: BBC News.
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