“I Was So Desperate to Work”: John David Washington on Making ‘Malcolm & Marie’ Amid the Pandemic Pamela McClintock John David Washington and Zendaya during a moment of levity on the set of the relationship drama Malcolm & Marie. Back in September 2018, when Sam Levinson forgot to thank Ashley Levinson at the Los Angeles premiere of his feature film Assassination Nation, he felt terrible. Not only is she his wife, but she also was a producer on the black-comedy thriller. When the Euphoria showrunner took his seat, he apologized profusely. She told him not to worry, and grabbed his hand reassuringly. Levinson’s marital slip-up would become the springboard for