Zendaya
Tashi Duncan
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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
