Challengers Movie Cast, Trailer, Plot, Release Date

We by no means thought a collab between “Euphoria” and “The Crown” would end in a professional tennis event, however right here we’re. On Feb. 11, MGM introduced that Zendaya and Josh O’Connor are starring aspect by aspect in Luca Guadagnino’s new romantic drama titled “Challengers.” The film — which is written by playwright Justin Kuritzkes — is produced by Zendaya, Guadagnino, and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” producer Amy Pascal.

In the primary trailer for the movie, which MGM dropped on June 20, Zendaya seems as up-and-coming tennis star Tashi Duncan. She meets two different younger athletes on the circuit, performed by O’Connor and Faist, they usually rapidly get entangled in a threesome. When Tashi is injured, Faist’s character rushes to her aspect. She pivots her tennis profession to turn into his coach — and spouse. All is effectively till O’Connor’s Patrick comes again into their lives years later. The whole high-energy clip is soundtracked by Rihanna’s “S&M.”

In an Aug. 23 interview with Elle, Zendaya opened up about taking up the extra “grown-up” function as her profession strikes into the following section. “It was a little bit scary to take on, which I think is a good feeling. To be like, ‘Ooh, can I do this?'” she defined. “You could run from that feeling and stay safe and comfortable, or you can go, ‘You know what, f*ck it.'”

One of the toughest elements for the actor was, maybe not surprisingly, pretending to play tennis like a champion. “The more I had to pretend to do tennis in front of a camera with an audience, the more terrified I felt. And I was not even using a real ball,” she mentioned. “I’m just doing the form and footwork and getting my swing right and doing it in front of a whole bunch of people as if it’s the US Open, and I’m terrified.”

She additionally opened up about her character of Tashi and all of the intricacies and contradictions she present in her. “I still don’t understand the decisions she makes, and we had so many conversations about the psychology of her and why she is that way,” she defined. “What was important to me was that she was unapologetic about it.” She added that she knew she needed to leap on the alternative to play a personality who’s “messy and conflicted” and wields “power” over others.

Find out extra in regards to the upcoming movie forward, together with the complete plot and launch date, and stream the trailer.