For a movie set in the world of tennis, Challenger has had more spin than the yellow ball in recent months. Expected to open at the Venice Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino’s new film (Call Me By Your Name, Bones and All) had to miss the festival due to a strike by actors and screenwriters.
and postpone its release to spring 2024. Originally expected on France’s Prime Video, the feature film starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Feist (one of the revelations of Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story) will finally hit our cinemas: Wednesday, April 24, opposite Alex Garland’s Civil War and A biographical film dedicated to Amy Winehouse.
In the sequel to Dune (also delayed for the same reasons) out on February 28, Zendaya will play Tashi Duncan, a former tennis player turned coach who is torn between her husband (Mike Feist), a down-and-out champion, and an up-and-coming challenger. The latter (Josh O’Connor). Who is her ex best friend and her ex.
So expect a lot of tension both on and off the courts. Especially on a sexual level, as suggested in the trailer released last June. As a result, the result can seriously raise the temperature in the rooms, if it is as sexy as it seems.
Source: Allocine
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