Zendaya, Josh O鈥機onnor And Mike Faist Play Games in New Sports Film Challengers
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Zendaya (Euphoria), Josh O鈥機onnor (The Crown), and Mike Faist (West Side Story) are set to play members of a love triangle/ threesome in a new queer romantic sports comedy.
The film, called Challengers, was directed by queer film director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name).听
‘The Art Of Seduction And Other Games’
Written by American playwright and novelist Justin Kuritzkes, Challengers is described as 鈥淭he art of seduction and other games,鈥� the film鈥檚 official logline reads, 鈥渢hree players who knew each other when they were teenagers as they compete in a tennis tournament to be the world-famous grand slam winner and reignite old rivalries on and off the court.鈥�
According to Variety, Challengers is about pro tennis player Tashi, played by Zendaya, and her husband, Art, played by Faist, who, reunite with a past rival and former lover, Patrick played by O鈥機onnor. After an injury takes Tashi off the court, she convinces Art to enter the Challengers tennis tournament. He soon learns that he is playing against Patrick. 鈥淒rama 鈥� and major competition 鈥� ensues.鈥�
The first trailer was released this week.聽
‘Beautifully Complex And Really Fucked-Up People’
In an interview with IndieWire, Guadagnino said, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to think much about Challengers. I think those three characters in that movie are beautifully complex and really fucked-up people that I love very much. And a sports film, why not? It鈥檚 hyperkinetic, and I do films, so it鈥檚 great.鈥�
He called the film 鈥渁 fairly fizzy, sexy movie about the world of tennis.鈥�
The film is set to be released on September 15, 2023
