Challengers: Cast, Release Date, Trailer, Review | About the Zendaya Film

Alamu TosinJune 21, 2023

Challengers: Cast, Release Date, Trailer, Review | About the Zendaya Film

Zendaya is one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood right now, and after seeing her in her star-studded roles, you can see why!

The trailer for her latest movie Challengers has now dropped and it has fans wanting to know more about the cast, release date and if the tennis film is based on a true story.

Here’s everything you need to know about Challengers…

What is the Challengers movie about?

Zendaya plays Tashi Duncan, a tennis player-turned-coach, who transforms her husband into a world-famous grand slam champion – but gets caught in a love triangle as her husband Art ends up competing against his former best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend, Patrick.

The official synopsis reads: “Tennis player turned coach Tashi (Zendaya) has taken her husband, Art (Mike Faist), and transformed him 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 pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend (Josh O’Connor).”

Is Challengers rated R?

Described by the Italian auteur as a “sexy comedy” with an R rating, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi, a one-time player who now coaches her husband, Art, played by Mike Faist, the West Side Story breakout currently starring in Soho Place’s Brokeback Mountain.

When is the release date for Challengers starring Zendaya?

Challengers is set to be released on September 15, 2023, which means we only have a couple of months to wait!

It’s also heading straight to cinemas, but it’s likely it’ll be available to stream on Amazon Prime at some point in the future as the film is being distributed by MGM, which is owned by Amazon.

Is Challengers based on a true story?

Despite the complex love story within the film, it is thought to be completely fiction.

Speaking about the movie, film director Luca Guadagnino recently told IndieWire: “I think those three characters in that movie are beautifully complex and really f***ed-up people that I love very much.

“And a sports film, why not? It’s hyperkinetic, and I do films, so it’s great.”

Where is the Challengers being filmed?

Filming occurred in and around the Back Bay and East Boston neighborhoods. Filming wrapped on June 26, 2022. Guadagnino visited Zendaya on the set of Dune: Part Two in order to complete ADR for Challengers.