Zendaya To Star In Alex Garland's New Sci-Fi Film For A24

The story so far

5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 15 Oct 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 15 October at 13:00 UTC. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 15 October at 14:12 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), IndieWire, Deadline, The A.V. Club.

3 prediction markets price this story:

• Zendaya — the market puts it at 9%, closing 31 Dec 2027. The outcome is Yes if Zendaya receives a nomination for Best Actress at the 99th Academy Awards. Otherwise, the outcome is No. Readers often mistake the release of her new film or general critical acclaim as sufficient conditions, but only an official Oscar nomination counts.
• Zendaya — the market puts it at 1%, with $337 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 31 Dec 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Zendaya wins the Best Supporting Actress award at the 99th Academy Awards. It resolves to No if she does not win that specific category. Readers often mistake this for a general acting award or confuse the ceremony date with the announcement date.
• Zendaya — the market puts it at 7%, with $13 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Zendaya ranks as the number one search result on Google’s Year in Search 2026 Global - Actors list for the year 2026. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the deadline, thinking the ranking must be confirmed before the year ends, but the resolution depends on the final annual list published by Google.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.