At the birthday celebration for Zendaya’s assistant, Darnell Appling, Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya had a joyful Dune reunion. The costars were seen dancing and socialising in social media videos of the celebration, which appeared to be held outside in a park. In a white halter crop top, high-waisted blue denim, big gold earrings, and layers of long gold necklaces, Zendaya exuded elegance. Chalamet, on the other hand, sported a baggy white T-shirt underneath an NBA jersey in blue and white, lime-green basketball shorts, a beige baseball cap, black sunglasses, Batman-themed socks and a pair of coloured sneakers.
Zendaya seen dancing at Darnell’s birthday party! pic.twitter.com/G9KaJAwTkK
— Zendaya Updates (@Zendaya_Updated) June 5, 2023
In one popularly circulated video, Zendaya can be seen line-dancing to Beyoncé’s “Before I Let Go.” In a different clip of Timothee, he can be seen swaying his way into the centre of a dance circle.
Zendaya and Timothee, who wrapped up filming Dune: Part Two late last year, have both spoken candidly about the strong friendship they formed while working on Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the renowned science-fiction book by Frank Herbert.
Video of Timothée Chalamet at Darnell Appling’s birthday party recently pic.twitter.com/8vXEIjhzAR
— Timothée Chalamet Updates (@tchalametupdate) June 5, 2023
“Going in there, I was intimidated. I was like, I want to do my best work, you know? But this guy made it such a warm environment to work,” Zendaya said in 2021. “Immediately I was like, ‘Oh, we’re going to be friends for life. Like, this is happening.’ So that was great and I had an incredible time, and I sure hope that we get to do more of it because selfishly, I just want to have fun.”
In an interview with a leading entertainment portal last year, Timothee talked about Zendaya’s performance in the upcoming Dune sequel. “She’s bringing exactly what she brought to the first one—which was incredible—but in greater abundance,” he revealed. “And she’s really become a sister. I’m so grateful to count her as a partner and a sister and a friend.”