When coach Tashi’s tennis pro husband, Art, has a crisis of confidence, she signs him up for a Challengers match. However, what should be an easy match takes an emotional turn as they discover his opponent is Tashi’s ex lover.
Challengers is an upcoming sports comedy film produced by Pascal Pictures. The film is directed by acclaimed Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, whose previous works include Call Me by Your Name, Suspiria, and Bones and All. Playwright and novelist Justin Kuritzkes pens the screenplay for Challengers in his first major feature project. Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, a frequent collaborator with Guadagnino, is the film’s principal cinematographer. Both Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross compose the film’s score, after they collaborated with Guadagnino on Bones and All (2022).
Actor and singer Zendaya takes the lead role as Tashi Donaldson, an ex-pro tennis player turned coach for her husband. Her on-screen star tennis player husband, Art Donaldson, is portrayed by Mike Faist. Josh O’Connor (The Crown) plays Art’s opponent, and Tashi’s former lover, Patrick Zweig.
