By Keyaira Boone

Zendaya knows “thank you” hits different when it comes with cash. The Malcom & Marie star expressed the importance of creative ownership in a press appearance for the upcoming Netflix film.

Zendaya, the Golden Globe-winner noted how the production choice actively showed the appreciation her character pleads for onscreen to the actors and crew members. “On this movie, you know, we created a financial structure, where people got points on the movie and got paid,” she said.

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