Zendaya, Robert Pattinson to Star in A24 Movie ‘The Drama’

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are eyeing a new feature from filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

A24 is set to finance and produce writer-director Borgli’s movie The Drama, which hails from Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s production company Square Peg. The stars are in early talks for the lead roles in the film from Borgli, who previously wrote and directed A24’s 2023 feature Dream Scenario that starred Nicolas Cage.

Plot details have not been shared, but The Drama is said to involve a couple whose romance changes dramatically before their big day. Aster, Knudsen and Tyler Campellone serve as producers for Square Peg.

Other collaborations between A24 and Square Peg include the forthcoming films Death of a Unicorne, starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, and the Aster-directed Eddington that includes Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Austin Butler. The two companies were also behind Dream Scenario, Hereditary and Midsommar.

Zendaya is a two-time Emmy winner for her role on HBO’s Euphoria. She has seen her star power continue to grow in recent months with the 2024 features Challengers and Dune: Part Two.

Pattinson, who played the title role in 2022 superhero movie The Batman, stars alongside Steven Yeun and Mark Ruffalo in Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, hitting theaters early next year. He is also set to star in director Parker Finn’s remake of the 1981 horror flick Possession.

Borgli’s Dream Scenario hit theaters in November and garnered a Golden Globe nomination for Cage. The dark comedy also starred Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera and Tim Meadows.

Deadline was first to report the news of Zendaya and Pattinson circling The Drama.