Sam Levinson Describes Emotional Conversation with Zendaya About Rue's Potential Death in 'Euphoria' Finale
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Summary
Euphoria creator Sam Levinson discusses the difficult conversation he had with Zendaya when pitching the idea of Rue's death in the series finale. Levinson describes Zendaya's emotional reaction to the storyline, praising her performance in bringing the character to life and acknowledging how challenging it was to discuss killing off such a beloved character portrayed by a talented actor.
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· 4 pulledWhen I pitched her this season and the ending, it was a very emotional reaction
We love the character Rue. [Zendaya] has done such an incredible job bringing this character to life
in the hands of a lesser actor, the character wouldn't be as charming and lovable and humorous
So it was a tough discussion
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