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Zendaya and John David Washington's secret quarantine film Malcolm & Marie sells to Netflix - Daily Mail
Sep 14, 2020 1 min, 7 secs

Netflix has acquired Maclom & Marie, a film starring Zendaya and John David Washington that was shot secretly during quarantine, for a whopping $30 million.

The $30 million acquisition is the largest price ever paid for a film acquisition out of a film festival, with the deal struck at the Toronto International Film Festival, which has largely gone virtual/digital this year.

New film: Netflix has acquired Maclom & Marie, a film starring Zendaya and John David Washington that was shot secretly during quarantine, for a whopping $30 million.

The film was also pursued by a number of other buyers, including Searchlight, MGM, Apple, A24 and Focus Features.

Pursued: The film was also pursued by a number of other buyers, including Searchlight, MGM, Apple, A24 and Focus Features.

The film was written and directed by Sam Levinson, the son of director Barry Levinson who also created Zendaya's HBO series Euphoria. ?

The film reportedly came about after production shut down on the second season of Euphoria, with Zendaya asking Levinson to write and direct a movie with her during quarantine.

Zendaya will next be seen on the big screen in the highly-anticipated sci-fi film Dune, in theaters December 18, with Washington currently starring in Tenet. 

Coming soon: Zendaya will next be seen on the big screen in the highly-anticipated sci-fi film Dune, in theaters December 18, with Washington currently starring in Tenet

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