Gay Interrupted@TwinkTheory
Sydney Sweeney knows her cultural cache is limited. The pendulum always swings, she will age, and the blonde bimbo who flirts with Republican politics will go out of fashion. She’s understandably on a money grab because she knows all of this, so she will produce what’s essentially slop to pull in as much money as she can. Right now her net worth is higher than Zendaya’s.
Zendaya on the other hand has a different trajectory. She wants an academy award, she wants cemented A list status, effectively she’s one of the only real “movie stars” in her age cohort. This year alone she has euphoria (which she’s an executive producer of), Dune 3 (massive box office appeal, the Star Wars of the 2020’s), Spider-Man (another legacy brand), and The Odyssey which basically every A lister managed to get a chunk of. She’s a brand ambassador for several major fashion labels and is a fashion week/met gala fixture.
You can’t really compare them based on this one off. Zendaya could take on a smaller film like The Drama because of her franchise money, which won’t just pay her once but will keep paying her in perpetuity. Robert Pattinson is in this boat too because of twilight when he was a kid. Sydney Sweeney will be a very rich woman but she’s destined to ultimately hawk a make up/perfume brand or something like that and possibly fade from acting altogether. Zendaya is also loaded but is playing the long game, so she’s selecting projects on building a prestige reputation and not just quick pay checks. None of this is judgmental of them, they’re both doing what any smart person would do with their distinct brands.
