Official Trailer
Our Review
- Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, Mike Faist, Jake Jensen
- April 26th 2024
- Luca Guadagnino
Zendaya plays a tennis coach locked in a love triangle with players Art and Patrick in this romantic sports film.
Zendaya firmly leaves behind her Disney Channel roots with Luca Guadagnino’s love triangle drama Challengers.
In this steamy romance film, she plays Tashi Duncan, a tennis player forced to give up her career after a serious knee injury. She becomes the coach to Art Donaldson (Mike Faist), who has been forever locked in a competition with his best friend Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor) over who can date her.
After settling down and having a child with Art, Tashi’s attraction to Patrick rises up again when the men face off against each other in the final of a Challengers tournament.
Considering Zendaya won Emmys for her acting in Euphoria, it’s a huge statement to say she gives her career-best performance in Challengers. Helped by Justin Kuritzkes’s smart and surprisingly hilarious script and Tashi’s no-nonsense character, Zendaya is remarkable here and it feels like you’re watching someone reach a new level in their...
