{"id":100154,"date":"2022-10-18T01:50:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T01:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/zendaya-learned-tennis-for-three-months-to-prep-for-challengers\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T01:50:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T01:50:59","slug":"zendaya-learned-tennis-for-three-months-to-prep-for-challengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/zendaya-learned-tennis-for-three-months-to-prep-for-challengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Zendaya Learned Tennis for Three Months to Prep for ‘Challengers’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Director Guadagnino said the final edit almost doesn’t use any of Zendaya’s body double for the tennis sequences. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Zendaya spent three months training to move like a tennis pro, and the two-time \u201cEuphoria\u201d Emmy winner is ready to compete in the US Open according to \u201cChallengers\u201d director Luca Guadagnino.<\/p>\n

The love-love dramedy stars Zendaya as a tennis player-turned-coach Tashi who oversees her husband Art’s (Mike Faist) career. But when Art winds up on a losing streak, he is forced to play against his childhood best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend, Patrick (Josh O’Connor), igniting a tense love triangle with queer undertones.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey spent like three months working very hard,\u201d Guadagnino told Variety of the trio of actors. \u201cEverybody \u2013 technically, athletically.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former professional tennis player Brad Gilbert is a consultant on the film, working with Zendaya, O’Connor, and Faist to teach tennis.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe’s wonderful,\u201d Guadagnino said of Zendaya’s athleticism in the role. \u201cI mean, wow. We edited the movie, and we almost actually do n’t use any of her double. She she’s so good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Guadagnino previously told IndieWire at the \u201cBones and All\u201d NYFF premiere that \u201cChallengers\u201d is a portrait of \u201cfucked-up people\u201d caught up in the world of tennis.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think those three characters in that movie are beautifully complex and really fucked-up people that I love very much. And a sports movie, why not?\u201d the \u201cCall Me By Your Name\u201d Oscar winner said. \u201cIt’s hyperkinetic, and I do films, so it’s great.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Guadagnino, \u201cChallengers\u201d is his \u201cfirst comedy,\u201d with production set in Boston. The \u201ca fairly fizzy, sexy\u201d movie is set for an August 11, 2023 release date with United Artists distributing.<\/p>\n

In addition to \u201cChallengers,\u201d Zendaya is reprising her role in Denis Villeneuve’s \u201cDune: Part Two\u201d opposite frequent Guadagnino collaborator Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet.<\/p>\n

\u201cDune: Part Two\u201d kicked off production in July 2022 in Budapest, Hungary, with the next stop being Italy. L\u00e9a Seydoux, Christopher Walken, Austin Butler, and Florence Pugh are also among the new additions to the already star-studded cast. For all the details on \u201cDune: Part Two,\u201d click here.<\/p>\n

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Director Guadagnino said the final edit almost doesn’t use any of Zendaya’s body double for the tennis sequences. Zendaya spent three months training to move like a tennis pro, and the two-time \u201cEuphoria\u201d Emmy winner is ready to compete in the US Open according to \u201cChallengers\u201d director Luca Guadagnino. The love-love dramedy stars Zendaya as …<\/p>\n

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