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- 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
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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.
88% Tomatometer 318 Reviews 73% Audience Score 500+ Verified Ratings From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach...
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May 7, 2024 · As the years pass and they become entangled in on-court rivalry and off-court sexual tensions, the film builds to a vicious challenger-circuit match between Art, now a top-ranked pro with a...
Apr 26, 2024 · April 26, 202411:46 AM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. By. Justin Chang. 6-Minute Listen. Playlist. Enlarge this image. Art (Mike Faist), Tashi (Zendaya) and Patrick (Josh O'Connor) are embroiled in a love...
Apr 12, 2024 · Apr 12, 2024 9:00am PT. Critics Pick. ‘Challengers’ Review: Zendaya and Company Smash the Sports-Movie Mold in Luca Guadagnino’s Tennis Scorcher. Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist compete for a...
Apr 12, 2024 · Challengers Review - IGN. A pulse-pounding tennis drama led by three great performances. By Siddhant Adlakha. Updated: Apr 12, 2024 9:05 am. Posted: Apr 12, 2024 9:00 am. Challengers opens in...
3 days ago · 'Challengers' Review: Zendaya Is at Her Best in This Ridiculously Horny Delight. By Ross Bonaime. Updated Apr 25, 2024. Luca Guadagnino's latest film is a compelling love triangle story set in...