Zendaya says freezing Iceland temps froze her mouth on set

Actor Zendaya has revealed that her first day filming Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic "The Odyssey" was a challenging experience, as freezing temperatures in Iceland left her physically unable to deliver her lines. The actress made the comments in a recent interview on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast.

Zendaya described the conditions on set as "particularly cold," saying her mouth was frozen and would not move, resulting in her dialogue coming out as incoherent mumbling. She attributed the difficulty to a combination of nerves from working on a Nolan film for the first time and the extreme environment. Despite the rocky start, she expressed gratitude for the opportunity to work alongside a cast she admires, stating it was a "pleasure and a gift" and that she compartmentalized her nerves to focus on the work.

In the film, which is based on Homer's ancient Greek poem, Zendaya plays the goddess Athena. The story follows King Odysseus, played by Matt Damon, on his perilous decade-long journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, where he must reunite with his wife Penelope, played by Anne Hathaway, and son Telemachus, played by Tom Holland. The ensemble cast also includes Robert...