Could Luca Guadagnino's next film be a "love" story for the ages? Guadagnino's latest feature, "Challengers," has finally dropped its first trailer, providing a highly anticipated look at Zendaya and Josh O'Connor in what's being billed as a romantic sports comedy flick.
Zendaya stars as tennis pro Tashi opposite O'Connor and Mike Faist ("West Side Story"). “Challengers” follows Tashi and her husband, Art (Faist), as they reunite with an old rival, Patrick (O'Connor), who is also Tashi's former lover and best friend. Tashi convinces Art to enter the Challengers tennis tournament, but once Art finds out that he will be playing Patrick, drama and big competition ensues.
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Writer: Justin Kuritzkes
Stars: Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, Mike Faist
According to the film's official tagline, "Challengers" follows "three players who met as teenagers while competing in a tennis tournament to be the world-famous Grand Slam winner and reignite old rivalries on and off the court."
Guadagnino revealed to Variety that Zendaya trained for three months with professional tennis coach and former player Brad Gilbert. In addition to training with Zendaya, Gilbert served as a consultant on the film. Guadagnino was also joined by screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes (“Ticklish”) and his “Bones and All” collaborators Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who are composing the film's score.
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” producer Amy Pascal is serving as a producer on the film, along with Guadagnino and executive producers Bernard Bellew and Kevin Ulrich.
The MGM production will open in theaters this September.
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