Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’ Starring Zendaya Will No Longer Make Venice Film Festival Debut

Due to the actors’ strike, the much-awaited film has been postponed to 2024. here is the italian title that will replace it

by rolling stone

challengers The “Tennis” rom-com, by Luca Guadagnino, starring Zendaya and Josh O’Connor, will no longer debut at the next Venice Film Festival.

Production (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures with Amazon Studios, while international distribution rights are with Warner Bros.) has now decided not to send the film to the festival due to the actors’ strike in Hollywood, as confirmed by a press release from the Biennale.

was selected in his place the commander by Edoardo de Angelis, director of prime more recent netflix adult lying life, in which Pierfrancesco Favino plays Salvatore Todaro, the heroic commander of a submarine during World War II. The film will also be in competition – it is rumored – together with several Italian titles.

In view of the ongoing strike, challengers In fact it was even postponed to 2024 dune – part two (always with Zendaya, more obviously Timothée Chalamet and new entries Florence Pugh and Austin Butler) and, at this point it’s believed, several other titles produced by Studio USA.

The 80th Venice Film Festival is scheduled to be held on the Lido from 30 August to 9 September.