Zendaya to star in Denis Villeneuve’s next sci-fi drama “Eclipse Station”
Reuniting with the ‘Dune’ director
Zendaya will lead Denis Villeneuve’s new sci-fi feature Eclipse Station, a psychological space thriller set on a sun-dimming orbital base. The film reunites the two after Dune: Part Two and begins production early next year in Montreal. Warner Bros. will distribute globally in late 2026.
High concept, grounded emotion
Villeneuve described Eclipse Station as “intimate science fiction”—less spectacle, more human isolation. Zendaya plays an astrophysicist confronting reality collapse as light fades from the solar system. Critics expect the project to position her as a dramatic heavyweight bridging blockbuster scale and auteur cinema. The casting further cements Villeneuve’s pattern of blending spectacle with introspection, continuing his streak of world-building epics.
