Challengers

Challengers

(2024)

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Synopsis

What should be an easy match at a Challengers event hits an emotional nerve

When coach Tashi’s tennis pro husband, Art, has a crisis of confidence, she signs him up for a Challengers match. However, what should be an easy match takes an emotional turn as they discover his opponent is Tashi’s ex lover.

What to know

Luca Guadagnino teams up with Zendaya for a sports drama film

Challengers is a sports dramedy film produced by Pascal Pictures. The film is directed by acclaimed Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, whose previous works include Call Me by Your Name, Suspiria, and Bones and All. Playwright and novelist Justin Kuritzkes pens the screenplay for Challengers in his first major feature project. Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, a frequent collaborator with Guadagnino, is the film’s principal cinematographer. Both Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross compose the film’s score, after they collaborated with Guadagnino on Bones and All (2022). 

Actress and singer Zendaya, known for her roles in Euphoria and the Dune films, takes the lead role as Tashi Donaldson, an ex-pro tennis player turned coach for her husband. Her on-screen star tennis player husband, Art Donaldson, is portrayed by Mike Faist. Josh O’Connor (The Crown) plays Art’s opponent, and Tashi’s former lover, Patrick Zweig.

Production News

  • February 11, 2022
    •  It is announced that Luca Guadagnino will direct a new film called Challengers with Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist as the stars. (Source: Deadline
  • May 22, 2022
    • Production begins in Boston. (Source: Boston.com
  • June 17, 2022
    • Director Luca Guadagnino confirms that Sayombhu Mukdeeprom will be the cinematographer on Challengers. (Source: MovieMaker Magazine
  • June 27, 2022
    •  Filming for Challengers wraps, and a release date is assigned: August 11, 2023. (Source: Twitter
  • October 27, 2022
    • Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are confirmed to be composing the score for the film. (Source: Film Music Reporter)
  • March 18, 2023
    • AMC cinemas set a new release date for Challengers on their website: September 15, 2023. (Source: AMCtheatres.com)
  • July 21, 2023
    • It is announced that Challengers will no longer premiere at the Venice Film Festival due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike making it impossible for the lead actors to attend. The September 15, 2023 worldwide premiere date is also changed to April 26, 2024, with the hope that the strike will be resolved by then. (Source: Deadline)
  • February 21, 2024
    • Challengers gets a new trailer, set to Nelly Furtado's 'Maneater',  the fast paced preview sets up a high-stakes love triangle between Zendaya's Tashi, Mike Faist's Art, and Josh O'Connor's Patrick. (Source: YouTube)
  • April 22, 2024
    • MGM release the final trailer for Challengers ahead of its April 26, 2024 release. (Source: The Playlist)
  • April 26, 2024
    • Challengers premieres in cinemas in the UK.

Rating

IMDB 7.8 (12k)

Genres

Drama, Romance, Sport

Runtime

2h 12min

Age rating

15

Production country

United States, Italy

Director

Luca Guadagnino

Cast

Zendaya
Tashi Donaldson
Mike Faist
Art Donaldson
Josh O'Connor
Patrick Zweig
Darnell Appling
Umpire (New Rochelle Final)
Nada Despotovich
Tashi's Mother
John McShane
Line Judge (New Rochelle Final)
Chris Fowler
TV Sports Commentator (Atlanta 2019)
A.J. Lister
Lily
Doria Bramante
Woman With Headset (Atlanta 2019)
Christine Dye
Motel Front Desk Clerk
Kevin Collins
New Rochelle Parking Lot Guard
Burgess Byrd
USTA Official / Line Judge US Open Jr.
Jason Tong
Line Judge (New Rochelle Final)
Naheem Garcia
Tashi's Father
Jake Jensen
Finn Larsen
Hailey Gates
Helen (Patrick's Date)
Sam Xu
Art's Fan