Overview
- Zendaya, in a preview for The Jennifer Hudson Show airing Friday, April 3, said she would love to work with director Ryan Coogler.
- She linked the hope to his 2013 debut Fruitvale Station and to their shared Oakland background, recalling the 2009 killing of Oscar Grant that the film depicts.
- She praised Coogler as someone who means a lot to Oakland and called his work beautiful, saying he feels like family.
- An immediate pairing looks unlikely, as Zendaya’s 2026 slate is packed with The Drama, Euphoria Season 3, The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and Dune: Part Three, and she has said she plans a break afterward.
- Coogler’s standing has surged after Sinners won four Oscars, and outlets report he has other projects in development, so any collaboration with Zendaya remains an aspiration rather than a set plan.