and 's upcoming dark new film The Drama has been condemned by a grieving Columbine victim's father.
The 29-year-old actress took on a leading role alongside the Twilight alum, 39, in the A24 romantic black comedy which is set to release in theaters on April 3 - and notably contains a major plot twist.
Both stars play an engaged couple and, Zendaya's character revealed the 'worst thing' that she has ever done, which left her fiance and friends shocked.
While the official teaser did not unveil what she did, the revelation has since come to light following early screenings.
Her character shares in the film that she planned a high school shooting as a teenager but didn't follow through with it at the last minute.
Tom Mauser - who lost his son in the tragic 1999 Columbine High School massacre - called the twist 'awful' during an interview with TMZ.
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's upcoming dark new film The Drama has been condemned by a grieving Columbine victim's father; seen on Tuesday in Paris
Tom Mauser - who lost his son in the tragic 1999 Columbine High School massacre - called the twist 'awful' during an interview with TMZ
He further told the outlet that he was appalled that a project branded as a romantic comedy would have such a twist.
Mauser also referenced to Zendaya's recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where the pair discussed the 'big twist' and how he felt the Euphoria star was possibly not taking the topic seriously.
During her conversation with Kimmel, the actress also said, 'That's the thing. What's difficult about even talking about the movie is that there is so many different genres'
During their recent conversation with Interview Magazine, her co-star Pattinson recalled how he 'spiraled hard' when it came to filming a major scene in The Drama
Insiders who watched early screenings of The Drama also previously stated that audiences had been left horrified over the disturbing plot twist.
