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Challengers
File:Challengers film poster.png
Teaser poster with original release date
Directed byLuca Guadagnino
Written byJustin Kuritzkes
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySayombhu Mukdeeprom
Edited byMarco Costa
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Challengers is an upcoming 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 a Grand Slam tennis champion who signs up to compete in a challenger event against the former lover of his wife and coach.

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 26, 2024 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was delayed from its initial August 11, 2023 and September 15, 2023 release dates, and pulled out from its slot as the opening film of the 80th Venice International Film Festival, due to the ongoing 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.

Premise

Following a losing streak, the wife and coach of a Grand Slam champion signs him up for Challenger event where he will face off against her former lover.[1]

Cast

Production

It was announced in February 2022 that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had landed the film, which Luca Guadagnino directed and Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist cast to star. Zendaya also served as a producer on the film.[4] Sayombhu Mukdeeprom served as cinematographer.[5] In a 2022 interview with Collider, Guadagnino cited Kuritzkes' screenplay, Amy Pascal, and Zendaya as inspirations for making the film.[6]

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.[7] In preparation for her role, Zendaya spent three months training with pro-tennis player-turned-coach Brad Gilbert.[8] Filming occurred in and around the Back Bay and East Boston neighborhoods.[9] Filming wrapped on June 26, 2022.[10] Guadagnino visited Zendaya on the set of Dune: Part Two in order to complete ADR for Challengers.[11] Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross composed the film's score, having previously worked with Guadagnino on Bones and All.[12] Jonathan Anderson, creative director of Loewe, served as costume designer. Post-production was completed by April 2023.[13]

Release

Challengers is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 26, 2024 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[14]

Previously set to be released on September 15, 2023,[15] and before that August 11, 2023 under United Artists Releasing,[16] the film was also scheduled to have its world premiere as the opening film of the 80th Venice International Film Festival,[17] but was delayed and pulled out from the festival by MGM/Amazon due to the ongoing 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[14]

The film will not receive a theatrical release in France and will instead stream on Amazon Prime Video.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Challengers". MGM. Retrieved June 21, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ name="Deadline">Hipes, Patrick (June 20, 2023). "Challengers Trailer: Zendaya Playing Her Own Game Of Doubles In Luca Guadagnino's Tennis Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Hipes, Patrick (June 20, 2023). "Challengers Trailer: Zendaya Playing Her Own Game Of Doubles In Luca Guadagnino's Tennis Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (April 21, 2023). "Drew Starkey to Star With Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer' With Filming Starting This Month in Italy (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  14. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 21, 2023). "Zendaya R-Rated Pic 'Challengers' From Luca Guadagnino Heads To Spring 2024 Due To Actors Strike". Deadline. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  15. ^ Challengers, September 14, 2023, archived from the original on March 22, 2023, retrieved March 23, 2023
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Luca Guadagnino and Zendaya to open 80th Venice Film Festival". euronews. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  18. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (June 19, 2023). "Zendaya and Luca Guadagnino's 'Challengers' to Skip France Theatrical Release, Debut on Prime Video". Variety. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

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