Zendaya Was So Cold on First Day of ‘The Odyssey’ Filming That Her ‘Mouth Was Frozen’ and She Couldn’t Say Her Lines; Nolan Calls Her ‘Always Perfect’

According to Variety, actor Zendaya faced an unexpectedly brutal introduction to Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' during her first day of filming in Iceland. Conditions were so extreme that she literally couldn't open her mouth to deliver her dialogue. Despite the challenge—and the nerve-wracking experience of working with the legendary director for the first time—Nolan praised her performance as 'always perfect.'

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