The widespread interest shouldn’t have been such a surprise: last year the 24-year-old became the youngest winner of the Emmy for best actress for her gripping performance as Rue, a struggling teen addict in HBO’s drama series “Euphoria.” She’s now up for a Critics Choice Award for Malcolm & Marie.

In the movie, written and directed by Levinson, a filmmaker named Malcolm (Washington) and his girlfriend, Marie (Zendaya), get into a nightlong argument after his movie premiere.

Their at-times abusive, monologue-heavy back and forth involves, among other things, his forgetting to thank her for her contributions to his project, which centers on a recovering addict much like Marie.

“None of us who made the movie think that they’re, like, in a healthy relationship, you know what I mean?” Zendaya said.

The actress, who also served as a producer on the movie, spoke via video from Atlanta, where she’s filming the next “Spider-Man,” about reactions to the movie and her hope of becoming a filmmaker who creates more roles for Black women?

I think it’s often forgotten because obviously we were able to sell it to Netflix, but it really started as this very, very small thing that we were doing.

And I was like, What if we just shoot something, you, me and Marcell [Rév, the cinematographer who worked on the movie and also on “Euphoria”].

I think it also oddly mirrors a little bit of Marie’s plight, right.

It’s like Marie saying the whole movie [Malcolm’s film] is also mine.

It’s not like it belongs to someone else and I just got cast in it.

I’m grateful that my Black does not crack, so I’m able to continue doing that.

Some people have grown up with me, they see me on Disney Channel, I’m like their little sister or their best friend.

I’m Marie’s age, and I think that dynamic, their age difference, is part of their story: She met him when she was in recovery [at] 20 years old.

And I think she’s knowing that she’s just stalling.

And I’m not doing it because I love him.

I’m doing it because I’m upset and I’m waiting for him to ask me why.