The Venice Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s newest pic Challengers.
The movie can be screened Out of Competition on Wednesday, August 30, within the Sala Grande on the Palazzo del Cinema (Lido di Venezia), on the opening night time of the eightieth Venice Film Festival.
The pic stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a pressure of nature, who makes no apologies for her recreation on and off the courtroom. Married to a champion on a shedding streak (Mike Faist – West Side Story), Tashi’s technique for her husband’s redemption takes a stunning flip when he should face off in opposition to the washed-up Patrick (Josh O’Connor) – his former finest buddy and Tashi’s former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run excessive, Tashi should ask herself, what’s going to it value to win?
“I am so thrilled for audiences to experience my new film Challengers at the Venice Film Festival. It’s a modern bold story of youthful energy, love and power. Zendaya, Josh and Mike are totally original and fresh, bringing a new energy like you’ve never seen before,” Guadagnino mentioned. “I can’t wait for the Lido audience to dance across the notes of the soundtrack of Trent and Atticus at the opening night of the 80th edition of the Mostra. As a filmmaker, it is a dream come true and I am grateful to Alberto and the whole Venice family for this wonderful recognition for the film.”
Guadagnino was on the Lido final yr, the place he debuted Bones and All, starring Timothee Chalamet and Taylor Russell. He picked up the fest’s Best Director gong for his work on the pic. The director, finest identified for his 2017 breakout Call Me By Your Name, has typically returned to the Lido, debuting pics together with The Protagonists (1999), Io sono l’amore (2009), Bertolucci on Bertolucci (2013), A Bigger Splash (2015), Suspiria (2018), and Salvatore: The Shoemaker of Dreams (2020).
Challengers is written by Justin Kuritzkes and produced by Amy Pascal, Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, and Rachel O’Connor. Executive Producers are Bernard Bellew, Lorenzo Mieli, and Kevin Ulrich. Music is by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The movie can be distributed within the US by MGM, and internationally through Warner Bros.
As beforehand introduced, Damien Chazelle would be the worldwide jury president for the principle competitors. The pageant runs Aug 30 — Sep 9.
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