{"id":49111,"date":"2026-04-13T02:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49111"},"modified":"2026-04-13T02:33:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:33:01","slug":"euphoria-actor-breaks-down-zendayas-heart-pounding-apple-scene-in-season-3-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49111","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Euphoria&#8217; actor breaks down Zendaya&#8217;s heart-pounding apple scene in Season 3 premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not proceed unless you\u2019ve watched the \u201cEuphoria\u201d Season 3 premiere.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How about them apples?<\/p>\n<p>The Season 3 premiere of\u00a0HBO\u2019s \u201cEuphoria\u201d ended with a tense scene, in which a new crime boss character, Alamo Brown (played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) pointed a gun at Rue (played by Zendaya) and shot an apple off her head.<\/p>\n<p>They filmed the scene in Palmdale, California, \u201con a hill at midnight in the freezing cold, with the wind about 35 miles an hour,\u201d Akinnuoye-Agbaje exclusively told Page Six of the heart-pounding scene. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Season 3 premiere of \u201cEuphoria\u201d saw Rue (Zendaya, pictured in the episode) get an apple shot off her head. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sinister new character Alamo Brown (played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, pictured in \u201cEuphoria\u201d) pointed a gun at Rue. <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The British actor added, \u201cAnd I\u2019m standing there in some Speedos and cowboy boots. So, as exotic as it might have looked, it was freezing cold!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He noted that \u201cthere was definitely an apple\u201d in the scene, but he didn\u2019t really shoot anything at Zendaya; that was \u201ccamera trickery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Working with the Emmy-winning actress was \u201ca lovely time,\u201d the \u201cLost\u201d actor told Page Six.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Akinnuoye-Agbaje (pictured in the \u201cEuphoria\u201d Season 3 premiere) said the apple scene looked \u201cexotic\u201d but was \u201cfreezing cold.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Zendaya (pictured in \u201cEuphoria\u201d Season 3) was \u201clovely\u201d to work with and \u201ccommitted,\u201d said Akinnuoye-Agbaje.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO Max<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He praised Zendaya as \u201cgenerous, very intelligent, and not precious with any of the material.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe can turn it on and off,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen we have to chuck mud in her face, she\u2019s saying, \u2018Chuck the mud in my face!\u2019 That\u2019s what you want with your scene partner \u2013 somebody who is prepared to be committed to the scene.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Premiering in 2019 and starring Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney, the Sam Levinson-led series initially followed drug addict Rue through her high school years. Returning after a long hiatus, Season 3 finds her five years later, as she\u2019s in debt to drug dealer Laurie (played by Martha Kelly) and working as her drug mule. In <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/08\/entertainment\/euphoria-season-3-is-an-unhinged-disaster-review\/\">the Season 3 premiere<\/a>, Laurie sent Rue on an errand to deliver drugs to the strip club tycoon, Alamo Brown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption> Akinnuoye-Agbaje (pictured in \u201cEuphoria\u201d Season 3\u2033) plays Alamo, a new crime boss character that Rue wants to work for.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Akinnuoye-Agbaje said that he views the moment as a \u201ctest of character\u201d for Zendaya\u2019s Rue (pictured in \u201cEuphoria\u201d Season 3).  <span class=\"credit\">HBO Max<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As she entered his house, where he was throwing a party, Rue was initially impressed by his lavish digs and his bevy of barely-dressed women. She even asked Alamo for a job, thinking that he seemed like a better employer than Laurie.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But, Rue landed on his bad side when one of his employees dropped dead from the drugs that Rue delivered. Although Rue explained that she didn\u2019t bring bad drugs on purpose, in retaliation, Alamo brought her outside to shoot an apple off of her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe audience might wonder, does he really intend to kill her?\u201d said Akinnuoye-Agbaje.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Akinnuoye-Agbaje (pictured in \u201cEuphoria\u201d Season 3) said he views the scene as the \u201cbeginning\u201d of Alamo and Rue\u2019s relationship.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Akinnuoye-Agbaje said he thinks the scene is a \u201cprelude\u201d to the rest of Season 3 with Zendaya\u2019s Rue (pictured in \u201cEuphoria\u201d with Colman Domingo).  <span class=\"credit\">HBO Max<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He told Page Six that he views the scene as \u201ca test of her character\u201d because \u201chad she flinched and run, I think he might have shot her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cOz\u201d actor pointed out that this is \u201cobviously\u201d not the first time that Alamo has done this, since his crew acted nonchalant about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a marksman, as we\u2019ll see throughout the series. This guy knows how to fire a bullet and hit its target. So, he\u2019s confident in his abilities and to shoot the apple off of her head.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d actor said that scene is the \u201cbeginning of their relationship\u201d and it\u2019s Alamo \u201ctesting\u201d Rue to see if she is \u201celigible\u201d to enter his world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Akinnuoye-Agbaje (pictured at the \u201cEuphoria\u201d Season 3 premiere on April 7 in Los Angeles, California) said his character Alamo is a \u201cmarksman.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Akinnuoye-Agbaje said that Alamo sees \u201chimself\u201d in Rue, played by Zendaya (pictured at the \u201cEuphoria\u201d Season 3 premiere on April 7 in Los Angeles, California).  <span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is the world that she is now stepping into. I think it\u2019s a great prelude to the rest of the season.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Akinnuoye-Agbaje told Page Six that he thinks that Alamo \u201csees something of himself\u201d in Rue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe recognizes her ambition, her courage,\u201d as she walks into \u201chis domain, his kingdom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As Season 3 goes on, he teased, \u201cWe see the depths of the darkness the Alamo\u2019s world really entails. Whether she can navigate that world or not, we\u2019ll see.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEuphoria\u201d airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/12\/entertainment\/euphoria-actor-breaks-down-zendayas-heart-pounding-apple-scene-in-season-3-premiere\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning: Spoilers ahead! Do not proceed unless you\u2019ve watched the \u201cEuphoria\u201d Season 3 premiere. How about them apples? 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