Search results
Why to watch
- Zendaya aces steamy new role in 'Challengers'
- When: Challengers is in theaters on April 26.
- What to know: The tennis drama also stars Mike Faist (West Side Story) and Emmy-winning actor Josh O’Connor (The Crown). It’s directed by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name).
- Zendaya plays tennis prodigy Tashi Duncan, who gets caught up in a love triangle with best friends and doubles partners, Art Donaldson (Faist) and Patrick Zweig (O’Connor).
- The film follows the trio’s complicated relationship for more than a decade as the men have a falling out over Tashi but come face-to-face on the court in a surprising turn of events.
- Have you heard about those sex scenes? Zendaya explained to Yahoo what went into filming the buzzed-about three-way kiss and how choreographing it was “like a dance.”
- O’Connor said “trust” among the three of them was important, as was the intimacy coordinator on set.
- — Taryn Ryder, entertainment reporter
- April 24, 2024
People also ask
Is challengers a good movie?
Who is 'tantalising interlocking desires' in Challengers?
Are art & Patrick preparing for a Challenger tournament in New Rochelle?
Should we count Patrick out of a Challenger tournament?
Apr 26, 2024 · Luca Guadagnino directs “Challengers,” a time-shifting drama about a love triangle between tennis pros, as if he’s a top-seeded player so ruthlessly focused on winning Wimbledon that he’d run over his grandmother if she got between him and the stadium. Every shot is a serve, every montage a volley.
89% Tomatometer 327 Reviews 73% Audience Score 500+ Verified Ratings From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach...
- (175)
- Luca Guadagnino
- R
- Zendaya
Apr 28, 2024 · Challengers review – Zendaya holds court in absurdly sexy three-way tennis romance. Luca Guadagnino’s sizzling, sharply scripted drama, co-starring Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, is such fun...
- Wendy Ide
- 2 min
Apr 23, 2024 · “Challengers,” Guadagnino’s irrepressibly entertaining new movie, serves up a lighter repast—a post-horror palate cleanser, seasoned with generous sprinklings of sweat. It unfolds in the...
Apr 25, 2024 · By Manohla Dargis. April 25, 2024. Challengers. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. Drama, Romance, Sport. R. 2h 11m. Find Tickets. When you purchase a ticket for an independently...
- Luca Guadagnino
- Manohla Dargis
- 131 min
Full Review | May 11, 2024. Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views. “Challengers” is a delicious, sensuous, sleek, and polished character study with a pulsing EDM score from Trent Reznor and ...
Apr 12, 2024 · By David Rooney. April 12, 2024 9:00am. From left: Mike Faist, Zendaya and Josh O'Connor in 'Challengers' MGM /Courtesy Everett Collection. Smart, seductive and bristling with sexual tension,...