Challengers

Bones and All director Luca Guadagnino picks Zendaya to lead this tennis drama 

Challengers is an upcoming sports comedy drama movie directed by acclaimed Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino. Noted for his works, Call Me by Your Name, Suspiria, and Bones and All, Guadagnino is a renowned director. Challengers follows a screenplay written by playwright and novelist, Justin Kuritzkes who is taking on his first major picture. Providing some continuity in the camera department is Thai cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom who is a frequent collaborator with the director. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross provide the score for this sports romance.

Starring in the movie is the American singer and actress Zendaya in the lead role as Tashi Donaldson, the ex-pro turned tennis coach for her husband. The actress spent three months training for the film and also serves as a producer on the project. She is joined onscreen by Mike Faist as Art Donaldson, her husband who is on an unrelenting losing streak. Josh O’Connor, known for his role as a young Prince Charles in The Crown features as Patrick Zweig, the third party in this complicated triangle.