Justin Kuritzkes wrote the screenplay, and Luca Guadagnino directed Challengers. The film stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy, coach, and force of nature. She makes no apologies for her game on and off the court.
The studio is calling this the first trailer. However, scroll down, and you’ll see the MGM trailer, which is milder than the trailer here. Josh O’Connor can play such a good scumbag.
Married to a champion on a losing streak, played by Mike Faist of West Side Story, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn.
He must face off against the washed-up Patrick, played by O’Connor of The Crown, his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend.
As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win?
Guadagnino is a visionary filmmaker best known for Call Me By Your Name. Some other films he’s directed:
The Staggering Girl
Protagonists
I Am Love