Golden Globe winner Zendaya revealed she suffered a dehydration-related health scare while filming “Dune: Part 2” due to the remote desert location of the sequel to the 2021 hit film.
According to deadline.com, the actress said she suffered a heatstroke while filming the Denis Villeneuve-directed adaptation in Jordan and that the nearest bathroom was a “hike” away, so she chose not to drink water.
“It was super hot and I remember thinking, ‘Oh man, the bathrooms are so far away,’ because we had to hike to these locations. If you had to pee, it would take you at least 10 minutes to get out of the bathroom,” she told W Magazine explains.
“I was like, damn, I don’t want to drink too much water.”
The actress said she was afraid of getting dirty while wearing a suit on set.
“One day, I didn’t drink enough and I got a heat stroke. I felt so sick. I remember calling my mom who was on the bathroom floor and saying, ‘I feel terrible.’ She asked, ‘Have you drank any water today?’ “I said no, I thought I was smart, but you can’t do that, so, learn your lesson.
After David Lynch adapted Frank Herbert’s Dune into a 1984 space opera, Villeneuve is back with his adaptation of Dune (2021) and this year’s Source material for Dune: Part 2.
The first film won six Oscars, and the two films grossed a total of $1.12 billion worldwide.
The series spawned the recently premiered prequel series Dune: Prophecy . The film also stars Indian actress Tabu.
Villeneuve told Deadline in November that he plans to begin filming the third installment in the series, based on Herbert’s ’69 novel “Dune Messiah,” in late 2025 or 2026.
The first part of “Dune” is set in the distant future. The film tells the story of Paul Atreides’ family, the noble Atredis family, who are involved in a war against the deadly and inhospitable desert planet of Ala. War of the Gith.
“Dune: Part 2” tells the story of Paul Atreides and the Fremen of the desert planet Arrakis who join forces to fight against the Harkonnen family.
