Challengers
Challengers is a 2024 American romantic sports comedy-drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Justin Kuritzkes. The film stars Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist. Its plot follows former tennis prodigy turned coach Tashi Duncan, whose strategy to redeem her husband's losing streak takes an unexpected twist when he must face off against his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.
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| Running time | 131 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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Tashi Donaldson: I'm not a homewrecker.
- To prepare for her role, Zendaya spent three months with pro tennis player-turned-coach, Brad Gilbert.
- Luca Guadagnino visited Zendaya on the set of Dune: Part Two (2024) in order to complete ADR for Challengers (2024).
- The film was completed in April 2023, a whole year before its release.
- Luca Guadagnino's second collaboration with composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross after Bones and All (2022).
- Screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes is the husband of Celine Song, who wrote and directed Past Lives (2023).
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