{"id":2374776,"date":"2026-04-15T17:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2374776"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:50:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:50:38","slug":"the-drama-shot-pivotal-scenes-at-a-new-orleans-area-school-entertainment-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-drama-shot-pivotal-scenes-at-a-new-orleans-area-school-entertainment-life\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Drama\u2019 shot pivotal scenes at a New Orleans area school | Entertainment\/Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The new movie \u201cThe Drama,\u201d starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, has stirred audiences with its big twist, and a Jefferson Parish high school is at the center of it.<\/p>\n

The A24 film is primarily set in and was filmed around the Boston area. But the crew also shot in the New Orleans area last year, largely at Riverdale High School in Jefferson, the movie\u2019s production designer Zosia Mackenzie told Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fell in love with the midcentury architecture of the building and were fortunate that the students and staff were welcoming and supportive of our work,\u201d Mackenzie said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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(Light spoilers ahead for the movie, which has revealed little about its plot in the marketing.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Several key scenes take place at Riverdale\u2019s campus, which doubles as the Catholic high school that Zendaya\u2019s character, Emma, attends as a teen. The school and Emma\u2019s time at the campus play a pivotal role.<\/p>\n

New Orleans is further featured as the setting for Emma\u2019s childhood home. Even Lil\u2019 Wayne gets a brief shoutout in the form of a poster on the wall of Emma\u2019s teenage bedroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Drama\u201d portrays Zendaya and Pattinson as a young couple planning their wedding when a surprise revelation threatens to derail the nuptials.<\/p>\n

The movie, which premiered on April 3, was directed by Norwegian screenwriter Kristoffer Borgli.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nola.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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