Challengers, Zendaya, tennis and ménage à trois: watch the trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s new film NOW

The director explained that the actress trained for three months with the former player to prepare for the role. Among the main characters is also Josh O’Connor (“Crown 3”).

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Remix bdsm Rihanna is the perfect backdrop for a love triangle in the crispy trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s next film. Applicantswhich will be released in theaters in September.

The story follows former tennis prodigy turned tough coach Tasha Duncan (Zendaya) and her husband Art (Mike Faist, West Side Story

), a star player returning from a losing streak. Tasha’s strategy to redeem her husband takes an unexpected turn when he runs into an already broke Patrick (Josh O’Connor, Crown 3, Chimera), his former best friend and Tasha’s ex-boyfriend. In fact, as young adults, all three were part of a love triangle.

In fact, the trailer starts with Zendaya dating two boys as a teenager as she begins her career and is expected to become one of the biggest stars in the sport. “You were great today. I mean, it wasn’t tennis. It was a completely different game,” says Art, approaching Tasha at the event.

The video then cuts to a scene where Tashi kisses both of them in a hotel room. manage threesome seems to lead to drama between two friends before Tashi suffers a career-ending leg injury.

Years later, the story continues: Tashi is now Art’s coach (and wife) ahead of the Challengers tennis tournament, where the two former best friends will have to face each other on the court. “Do you know what tennis is?” Tashi says. “It’s a relationship.”

Guadagnino explained diversity that Zendaya trained for three months with former player Brad Gilbert to prepare for the role. “She is beautiful,” the director said. “I mean: crazy. We edited the film and hardly use her stunt doubles, she’s so good.”

Applicants the screenplay was written by Justin Kuritzkes and the film score was composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.