{"id":6739,"date":"2026-07-15T14:49:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6739"},"modified":"2026-07-15T14:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:49:42","slug":"zendaya-says-tom-holland-helped-her-casting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6739","title":{"rendered":"Zendaya Says Tom Holland Helped Her Casting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/zendaya\"><strong>Zendaya<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> entered a state of euphoria when she was cast in <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Odyssey<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">But before she took on the role of the Greek goddess Athena, she admitted she \u201ckind of cheated a little bit\u201d because her husband <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/tom_holland\"><strong>Tom Holland<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> had already been cast as Odysseus\u2019 son Telemachus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cTom had the script at home before I got the call,\u201d Zendaya told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/justin_sylvester\"><strong>Justin Sylvester<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> during the Live from E! 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