Zendaya Hilariously Describes a Big MJ Stunt For Spider-Man: Brand New Day And It’s Scary Hearing!

#zendaya #tomholland #spidermanbrandnewday Zendaya may make swinging through New York look effortless playing MJ alongside her longtime partner Tom Holland in the Spider-Man movies, but behind the movie magic lies a reality far more terrifying. In a recent interview, the actress pulled back the curtain on one heart-stopping stunt that had both her audience and late-night viewers gasping—and the way she told the story might just make you clutch your seat. A Break From Her Busy Year Despite her stacked 2025 film schedule, Zendaya carved out time to sit with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show. The actress, who has mastered balancing blockbuster Marvel projects with Emmy-winning turns in Euphoria, radiated her signature mix of humor and poise as she shared a moment that proves even the pros can be rattled. Zendaya began recounting a behind-the-scenes tale from the set of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the highly anticipated Marvel installment set for a 2026 release. The story unfolded with her trademark comedic timing, but at its core was something far more dangerous than fans might ever expect. “You know, it’s mostly Tom,” she joked, referencing her boyfriend and co-star Holland’s stunt prowess. “I let him handle that. [Laughing] But… there is one thing we got to do. It was like, this big, kind of, Spidey swing through New York.” Dangling 110 Feet in the Air The stunt in question involved strapping Zendaya and Holland together with a camera rigged to capture every moment of their swing. The twist? They were hoisted a staggering 110 feet above the ground. “They attached a camera to Tom and attached us together,” Zendaya explained, “and they, like, lifted us, like I want to say, 110 feet?” The studio audience collectively gasped. Zendaya, never missing a beat, fired back: “Thank you… my sentiments exactly!” The setup was shocking enough, but what lay beneath them made the situation even scarier. Instead of a reinforced stunt net or cushioned rig, they were dangling above what Zendaya described simply as… boxes. “That’s All We Got?” Her tone shifted from playful to incredulous as she elaborated. “Over, like, to be honest with you, boxes. They had like, I don’t know, apparently it works. There’s like these empty boxes stacked together. And I was like… ‘That’s it. That’s all we got? Alright!’” Imagine being suspended more than a hundred feet in the air, with nothing but a pile of cardboard boxes to break your fall. The visual alone left both the live crowd and Colbert speechless. Yet, Zendaya’s mixture of candor and humor made the story all the more riveting. “And we did it,” she said proudly. “It was amazing, and I’m proud of myself for doing it. We did it. It was a big swing.” For fans, it’s almost surreal to imagine two of Hollywood’s most bankable stars risking their lives in such a precarious setup. But the even bigger twist came when Zendaya revealed what happened next. The Magic—and Madness—of Movie Making After all that fear, adrenaline, and effort, the stunt didn’t even make it into the final cut. “They didn’t end up using that. Okay?” she laughed. “We reshot it.” How did they reshoot it? With the kind of simplicity only Hollywood irony can deliver. “We reshot it 2 feet above the ground, with wind machines… literally 2 feet above the ground with a wind machine, and our director going, ‘Okay, scream!’ and then like going like this [she mimicked shaking their bodies]. He would just grab my arm or grab his arm and just kind of, like, go like this… and it looked better! I don’t know!” The crowd erupted in laughter. And who could blame them? The idea that a million-dollar stunt was swapped out for a two-foot wind-blown simulation underscores the magic—and absurdity—of filmmaking. #zendaya #spidermanbrandnewday