Challengers (film)

Challengers is an upcoming American romantic sports comedy film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes. Its cast includes Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor.

Challengers
Directed byLuca Guadagnino
Screenplay byJustin Kuritzkes
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySayombhu Mukdeeprom
Edited byMarco Costa
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • September 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Challengers is scheduled for release in the United States on September 15, 2023, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Premise

Tashi (Zendaya), a tennis player turned coach, has taken her husband, Art (Mike Faist -- West Side Story), and transformed him from a mediocre player into a world-famous grand slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she makes him play a "Challenger" event -- close to the lowest level of tournament on the pro tour -- where he finds himself standing across the net from the once-promising, now burnt-out Patrick (Josh O'Connor -- God's Own Country): his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend. Tensions run high on and off the court as old flames are reignited, competition builds, and love and careers hang in the balance; it's anyone's game.[1]

Cast

Production

It was announced in February 2022 that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had landed the film, which would see Luca Guadagnino direct and Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist cast to star. Zendaya will also serve as a producer on the film.[2] Sayombhu Mukdeeprom serves as cinematographer.[3] In a 2022 interview with Collider, Guadagnino cited Kuritzkes' screenplay, Amy Pascal, and Zendaya as inspirations for making the film.[4]

Principal photography began on May 3, 2022, in Boston, where a casting call took place for local residents to audition to play tennis players, general extras, and stand-ins.[5] In preparation for her role, Zendaya spent three months training with pro-tennis player-turned-coach Brad Gilbert.[6] Filming occurred in and around the Back Bay and East Boston neighborhoods.[7] Filming wrapped on June 26, 2022.[8] Guadagnino visited Zendaya on the set of Dune: Part Two in order to complete ADR for Challengers.[9] Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will compose the film's score, having previously worked with Guadagnino on Bones and All.[10]

Release

Challengers is scheduled to be released on September 15, 2023 in the United States.[1] It was originally set to come out on August 11, 2023.[11]

References
  1. Challengers, September 14, 2023, archived from the original on March 22, 2023, retrieved March 23, 2023
  2. Kroll, Justin (February 11, 2022). "Luca Guadagnino Sets Zendaya, Josh O'Connor & Mike Faist To Star In 'Challengers' For MGM And Amy Pascal". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. Guadagnino, Luca (June 17, 2022). "Luca Guadagnino: Things I've Learned as a Moviemaker". MovieMaker Magazine. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  4. Jones, Tamera (November 6, 2022). "Luca Guadagnino on Directing 'Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams' and Having Martin Scorsese In the Documentary". Collider. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  5. "Casting agency seeks extras, Zendaya lookalike for movie filming in Boston". www.boston.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  6. Tennis.com. "Zendaya's tennis skills impress on the set of upcoming film 'Challengers'". Tennis.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  7. "All the Hollywood movies and TV shows filming in Massachusetts in 2022". Boston.com. May 18, 2022. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  8. "Luca Guadagnino's 'CHALLENGERS' starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist has officially wrapped filming". June 27, 2022. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  9. "Timothée Chalamet & Zendaya Gave Bones & All Director Peek At Dune Set". Screen Rant. November 27, 2022. Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  10. "Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Scoring Luca Guadagnino's 'Challengers'". Film Music Reporter. October 16, 2022. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  11. Ulatowski, Rachel (June 26, 2022). "Zendaya Plays Tennis in Set Video From Her No Way Home Follow-Up Movie". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
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