Directors rave about Timothée Chalamet & Zendaya skills

Denis Villeneuve and Luca Guadagnino have lauded Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya's acting chops after they both worked under them in different films.

In an interview with Variety, the Challengers filmmaker opened up about when he came to know the Dune director had cast the lead actress of his film in the sci-fi.

"So when I heard that we were working with the same stars in the leading roles of our movies, I felt like, “Yeah. There is a companionship there," he recalled.

"I came to show “Challengers” to Z in Budapest, and while she was looking at the movie, I was walking in your sets [for “Dune: Part Two”]. It was a Sunday; it was empty. It was a great moment."

The Sicario director replied, "I wish I had been there. I would have loved to walk with you. It would have been an honor for me."

"But I have to thank you because seeing Timothée’s performance in “Call Me by Your Name” is one of the main driving forces [for me] to think about Paul Atreides," he shared.

"There was something about that intelligence that I saw in his eyes and the maturity in that youth that you captured that I said, “Oh my God, maybe it could be him," Denis concluded.