Generation Z: the elusive Zendaya is on the cover of Première

The Drama, Euphoria season 3, The Odyssey, Spider-Man, Dune 3. The biggest female star in the world will be everywhere this year. An overexposure that contrasts with the secret defense policy surrounding the most elusive celebrity of his generation.

Four (big) films in a few months. An upcoming event series. The star is everywhere (yesterday on the Parisian red carpets) and at the same time nowhere. Impossible to really get a hold of Zendaya.

This is the dizzying paradox that Première attempts to understand in its new issue, available now on newsstands and on our online store.

It all starts on April 1 with The Drama, by Kristoffer Borgli – false romcom, anti-romcom, unidentified object with Robert Pattinson, which promises to be one of the real surprises of the month. Then Euphoria season 3 will arrive, before a 100% blockbuster second half: Spider-Man, Nolan’s Odyssey, Dune 3. Five monster news for the one who has made discretion, even secrecy, a state policy.

She doesn’t act like an influencer, she doesn’t give consistent interviews. And in a world crushed by junkies of their own presence, Zendaya practices a form of astonishing omni-absence. Who is she really? Actress? Icon? Or generational incarnation?

Ultimately, the question goes a little beyond Zendaya. What her case reveals is something broader: what Hollywood expects from a female star – and what a star can still refuse. From Meryl Streep to Jennifer Lawrence, each generation has had its unspoken contract with the public.

So take a good look at this Première cover: can we really look Zendaya in the face – or has she not already escaped our notice?

In this issue, also find: a portrait of Gus Van Sant, a tête-à-tête with Daniel Day-Lewis, a focus on the comedic turn of Louis Garrel, a major interview with Didier Bourdon, the legend Tony Leung who comments on his filmography, our critical notebook and many other things.