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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
Challengers is a 2024 American romantic sports drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes.It follows a professional tennis champion who plots a comeback with the help of his wife (), a former tennis prodigy who retired after an injury, as he goes up against another player (Josh O'Connor), who also happens to be his former best friend and wife's former lover.
Challengers. 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.
Apr 26, 2024 · Challengers: Directed by Luca Guadagnino. With Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor, Darnell Appling. Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, turned her husband into a champion.
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Feb 21, 2024 · Her Game. Her Rules. Watch the new trailer for #ChallengersMovie and see the film only in theaters April 26.Head to @Zendaya’s Instagram for an exclusive loo...
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From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the ...
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6 days ago · Just how well placed becomes clear as the film, guided by an agile screenplay by writer Justin Kuritzkes (husband of Celine Song, whose directorial debut, Past Lives, also, coincidentally ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Last year, Korean-Canadian film-maker Celine Song gave us her wonderful, ... Challengers is in Australian cinemas on 18 April and UK and US cinemas on 26 April. Explore more on these topics.
