Zendaya isn’t shutting down the idea of potentially reviving her music career eventually.
The Challengers star made a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, where she was asked about the music she has released in the past.
“I love music, and it’s something that’s been special to me,” Zendaya told host Jennifer Hudson. “I think being in the music industry, maybe it, it didn’t kill the joy of music, but it’s when you put music and business together. Sometimes it cannot feel so good.”
Zendaya released her debut self-titled album in 2013, which featured her hit single “Replay.” And while she has prioritized her acting career over music in recent years, she teased that when the “right timing” presents itself, she may release something again.
“You know, I think if the right timing and it came, because I like creating it for myself, but if there was a moment,...
The Challengers star made a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, where she was asked about the music she has released in the past.
“I love music, and it’s something that’s been special to me,” Zendaya told host Jennifer Hudson. “I think being in the music industry, maybe it, it didn’t kill the joy of music, but it’s when you put music and business together. Sometimes it cannot feel so good.”
Zendaya released her debut self-titled album in 2013, which featured her hit single “Replay.” And while she has prioritized her acting career over music in recent years, she teased that when the “right timing” presents itself, she may release something again.
“You know, I think if the right timing and it came, because I like creating it for myself, but if there was a moment,...
- 4/28/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Spoiler Alert: This article contains details about Challengers.
Luca Guadagnino, director of Challengers, inadvertently linked his latest film to the Spider-Man universe by having Zendaya be that connection.
Zendaya plays Mj opposite Tom Holland in the latest Spider-Man movies, and she is currently starring as tennis prodigy Tashi in Challengers.
At a point in the film, Tashi is discussing tennis with her husband Art, played by Mike Faist, when their daughter Lily walks in and asks if she can watch the animated Spider-Verse. The Easter egg lit up Spider-Man fans when the Marvel superhero was mentioned.
Although Zendaya doesn’t voice a character in the Spider-Verse animated film, she is part of the Spider-Verse at Sony. Guadagnino is now revealing that the connection wasn’t on purpose.
“When you get rights for something to be used in a movie, it’s very complicated,” Guadagnino said in an interview with EW.
Luca Guadagnino, director of Challengers, inadvertently linked his latest film to the Spider-Man universe by having Zendaya be that connection.
Zendaya plays Mj opposite Tom Holland in the latest Spider-Man movies, and she is currently starring as tennis prodigy Tashi in Challengers.
At a point in the film, Tashi is discussing tennis with her husband Art, played by Mike Faist, when their daughter Lily walks in and asks if she can watch the animated Spider-Verse. The Easter egg lit up Spider-Man fans when the Marvel superhero was mentioned.
Although Zendaya doesn’t voice a character in the Spider-Verse animated film, she is part of the Spider-Verse at Sony. Guadagnino is now revealing that the connection wasn’t on purpose.
“When you get rights for something to be used in a movie, it’s very complicated,” Guadagnino said in an interview with EW.
- 4/28/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Challengers is finally out in theaters! Wrapping up the promotional tour for the romantic sports drama on Wednesday, Zendaya served up three sporty-glam ensembles—something I anticipated.
The 27-year-old actress, who plays tennis prodigy-turned-coach Tashi Duncan in the tennis-themed film, has had an exciting fashion-filled press tour showcasing a series of stunning ensembles inspired by the film. Law Roach, of course, has a fair share of the credit for dressing up Zendaya and turning her into one of today’s most stylish celebrities.
Capping up the promotional tour in style, the Dune star threw in her last three tennis-inspired outfits for the film’s final press run.
Zendaya continues to wear tennis-inspired ensembles at the New York screening of Challengers on April 24, 2024 (Credit: Darla Khazei / Roger Wong / INSTARimages)
Tennis-Ready in Preppy Longchamp Tennis Skirt and White On Sneakers
Acing yet another tennis fashion game, Zendaya looked ready to hit the...
The 27-year-old actress, who plays tennis prodigy-turned-coach Tashi Duncan in the tennis-themed film, has had an exciting fashion-filled press tour showcasing a series of stunning ensembles inspired by the film. Law Roach, of course, has a fair share of the credit for dressing up Zendaya and turning her into one of today’s most stylish celebrities.
Capping up the promotional tour in style, the Dune star threw in her last three tennis-inspired outfits for the film’s final press run.
Zendaya continues to wear tennis-inspired ensembles at the New York screening of Challengers on April 24, 2024 (Credit: Darla Khazei / Roger Wong / INSTARimages)
Tennis-Ready in Preppy Longchamp Tennis Skirt and White On Sneakers
Acing yet another tennis fashion game, Zendaya looked ready to hit the...
- 4/27/2024
- by Anne De Guia
- Your Next Shoes
Zendaya’s latest movie Challengers is on boyfriend Tom Holland’s weekend agenda, he said in an Instagram post.
Today, the Marvel star shared the movie’s poster on Instagram, which features a close-up of Zendaya as tennis star Tashi Duncan. Her on-screen love interests, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor, are reflected in her sunglasses.
In the caption, he wrote, “I know what I’m doing this weekend!”
Holland also promoted the film on his Instagram Stories, sharing a trailer and writing, “Challengers Is Out Now!”
“Lets Goooo!” he added, tagging Zendaya in the post.
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Today, the Marvel star shared the movie’s poster on Instagram, which features a close-up of Zendaya as tennis star Tashi Duncan. Her on-screen love interests, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor, are reflected in her sunglasses.
In the caption, he wrote, “I know what I’m doing this weekend!”
Holland also promoted the film on his Instagram Stories, sharing a trailer and writing, “Challengers Is Out Now!”
“Lets Goooo!” he added, tagging Zendaya in the post.
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- 4/27/2024
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
Fresh off her role in the sci-fi epic “Dune: Part Two,” Zendaya is already back in the spotlight with her new film “Challengers.” From her early days in Disney to her roles in Spider-Man and Euphoria, the actress has become a global phenomenon at a young age.
A still from Euphoria
Zendaya’s latest film is garnering great reviews from critics and fans alike, and everyone is all praise for her performance in the film. Despite the reviews, the movie’s official CinemaScore rating is nowhere near what fans had expected.
Zendaya’s Challengers Received a B+ CinemaScore
A still from Challengers
Directed by the acclaimed Luca Guadagnino, Challengers has hit theaters and is generating a lot of buzz. The movie boasts a stellar cast alongside Zendaya, with names like Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor playing pivotal roles. Reviews from fans and critics have been positive, praising the film’s execution and,...
A still from Euphoria
Zendaya’s latest film is garnering great reviews from critics and fans alike, and everyone is all praise for her performance in the film. Despite the reviews, the movie’s official CinemaScore rating is nowhere near what fans had expected.
Zendaya’s Challengers Received a B+ CinemaScore
A still from Challengers
Directed by the acclaimed Luca Guadagnino, Challengers has hit theaters and is generating a lot of buzz. The movie boasts a stellar cast alongside Zendaya, with names like Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor playing pivotal roles. Reviews from fans and critics have been positive, praising the film’s execution and,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Piyush Yadav
- FandomWire
Over the years Zendaya has presented her fans with a few of the most scintillating, jaw-dropping, onscreen romances with her co-stars. But among all, fans unanimously favored her and Tom Holland’s chemistry the most, given their reported relationship in real life.
Zendaya as Tashi Duncan in Challengers
However, on a recent note, fans believe Tom Holland might face a steady competition, after watching Zendaya’s new sports drama Challengers. Filled with raunchy scenes and threesomes, the movie featured a jaw-dropping chemistry between the actress and English actor Josh O’Connor.
Following the sequences, netizens have come to the conclusion that even Holland can’t beat O’Connor’s true romance with the actress.
Zendaya’s Convincing Onscreen Romance With Her Co-Stars
Being a woman of many talents, Zendaya has created an envious career spanning from television series to blockbuster franchises within a few years of her inception. Starting as a Disney kid,...
Zendaya as Tashi Duncan in Challengers
However, on a recent note, fans believe Tom Holland might face a steady competition, after watching Zendaya’s new sports drama Challengers. Filled with raunchy scenes and threesomes, the movie featured a jaw-dropping chemistry between the actress and English actor Josh O’Connor.
Following the sequences, netizens have come to the conclusion that even Holland can’t beat O’Connor’s true romance with the actress.
Zendaya’s Convincing Onscreen Romance With Her Co-Stars
Being a woman of many talents, Zendaya has created an envious career spanning from television series to blockbuster franchises within a few years of her inception. Starting as a Disney kid,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Zendaya, the iconic actress with a plethora of movies to her name, has found worldwide love and fame for her roles. From starring in Spider-Man: No Way Home to tagging alongside Chalamet in the Dune franchise, Zendaya has come a long way.
But with these massive movies by her side, none of them were able to break a record for Zendaya that Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers did. Being an iconic movie about friendship, lust, tennis, and, romance, Zendaya finally broke an iconic record.
Zendaya with Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist in Challengers
Zendaya Broke One Iconic Record With Challengers
Starring alongside Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor, Challengers sees the story of three friends with complex feelings and a love for tennis that intertwines in the future. With the brilliancy in directing by director Luca Guadagnino, the film is doing good in theaters.
Zendaya in Dune: Part Two (2024)
On the other hand,...
But with these massive movies by her side, none of them were able to break a record for Zendaya that Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers did. Being an iconic movie about friendship, lust, tennis, and, romance, Zendaya finally broke an iconic record.
Zendaya with Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist in Challengers
Zendaya Broke One Iconic Record With Challengers
Starring alongside Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor, Challengers sees the story of three friends with complex feelings and a love for tennis that intertwines in the future. With the brilliancy in directing by director Luca Guadagnino, the film is doing good in theaters.
Zendaya in Dune: Part Two (2024)
On the other hand,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
Tom Holland once again proves he’s Zendaya‘s biggest fan!
On Saturday (April 27), the 27-year-old Spider-Man: No Way Home actor took to Instagram to send love to his 27-year-old Emmy-winning girlfriend after her new movie Challengers officially opened in theaters.
Keep reading to find out more…“I know what I’m doing this weekend!” Tom wrote along with the Challengers movie poster.
Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist), Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (Josh O’Connor) – his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.
On Saturday (April 27), the 27-year-old Spider-Man: No Way Home actor took to Instagram to send love to his 27-year-old Emmy-winning girlfriend after her new movie Challengers officially opened in theaters.
Keep reading to find out more…“I know what I’m doing this weekend!” Tom wrote along with the Challengers movie poster.
Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist), Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (Josh O’Connor) – his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.
- 4/27/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Luca Guadagnino Says No Movie Should Have ‘90 Takes’ Per Scene: ‘Why Do You Have to Torture People?’
Many film directors, including the likes of David Fincher and Stanley Kubrick, openly believe in capturing endless takes of their actors as a way of giving space to the unexpected. But Luca Guadagnino is coming out against the philosophy. In a recent New York Times interview for “Challengers”, Guadagnino explained why he’s happy to walk away after one or two takes of a scene. “I hate pushing,” he said. “If it’s great, why do you have to torture people?”
“It’s exciting when you observe performance,” Guadagnino continued. “I will quit the moment in which I know that I’m going to be lazy or bored or I don’t have this energy of seeing performance happening — which, by the way, doesn’t need to take 90 takes. I think this movie is an average of one or two.”
In the realm of filmmaking, this is a surprisingly unique perspective,...
“It’s exciting when you observe performance,” Guadagnino continued. “I will quit the moment in which I know that I’m going to be lazy or bored or I don’t have this energy of seeing performance happening — which, by the way, doesn’t need to take 90 takes. I think this movie is an average of one or two.”
In the realm of filmmaking, this is a surprisingly unique perspective,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Director Luca Guadagnino has a new box office record to celebrate this weekend, as his tennis-based romance "Challengers" is on track for an opening weekend north of $15 million -- the filmmaker's biggest debut ever. Admittedly that was quite a low bar to clear, since Guadagnino has built his career in smaller arthouse films with slow rollouts and/or limited releases. His previous biggest opening weekend was the 2022 cannibalism-based romance "Bones and All" ($2.2 million).
Still, "Challengers" has significantly outstripped box office projections, which had it pegged for an opening weekend between $7 million and $12 million. Deadline reports that star and producer Zendaya has been a major driving force behind the movie's performance, with 55% of PostTrak audiences polled saying that she was the main reason for seeing it. That's not too surprising; Zendaya shares the movie's central love triangle with Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor, but the marketing team was clearly aware that...
Still, "Challengers" has significantly outstripped box office projections, which had it pegged for an opening weekend between $7 million and $12 million. Deadline reports that star and producer Zendaya has been a major driving force behind the movie's performance, with 55% of PostTrak audiences polled saying that she was the main reason for seeing it. That's not too surprising; Zendaya shares the movie's central love triangle with Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor, but the marketing team was clearly aware that...
- 4/27/2024
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
Being one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood today, Zendaya is buzzing her way into the box office with her back-to-back blockbusters, like Spider-Man: No Way Home, and the Dune sequels. Currently, the actress is all over the news, for her recently released steamy sports drama Challengers.
Zendaya as Tashi Duncan in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers
While the film already created quite the buzz ahead of its release, due to the star cast and the steamy sequences, the true testament to Zendaya’s success came as Variety revealed the actress’ salary for Challengers. Bagging an eye-watering sum for her titular role in the film, the actress made her previous salaries from Dune 2 and No Way Home cry in the corner.
Zendaya’s Salary for Her Raunchy Tennis Story, Challengers
Navigating her career from her television debut in Disney’s sitcom Shake It Up as Rocky Blue, to her...
Zendaya as Tashi Duncan in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers
While the film already created quite the buzz ahead of its release, due to the star cast and the steamy sequences, the true testament to Zendaya’s success came as Variety revealed the actress’ salary for Challengers. Bagging an eye-watering sum for her titular role in the film, the actress made her previous salaries from Dune 2 and No Way Home cry in the corner.
Zendaya’s Salary for Her Raunchy Tennis Story, Challengers
Navigating her career from her television debut in Disney’s sitcom Shake It Up as Rocky Blue, to her...
- 4/27/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
Zendaya got her big break thanks to Disney Channel’s Shake It Up, and from there, she went on to become one of the most sought-after actresses of today. She has many incredible accolades to her name including a Golden Globe. Needless to say, the child prodigy grew up to hit Hollywood with a force never seen before.
A still from Disney Channel’s Shake It Up (2010-2013)
However, it seemed like for a long time Zendaya has been stuck playing younger characters in projects like Spider-Man and Euphoria. But now, the actress her has taken the stereotype and tossed it straight into the trash can with her latest movie, Challengers. In a recent interview, Zendaya talks about playing a grown-up in the film and the thoughts that went through her mind during the same.
Zendaya Talks about Playing an Adult in Challengers
Challengers (2024)
Directed by Luca Guadagnino, Challengers is...
A still from Disney Channel’s Shake It Up (2010-2013)
However, it seemed like for a long time Zendaya has been stuck playing younger characters in projects like Spider-Man and Euphoria. But now, the actress her has taken the stereotype and tossed it straight into the trash can with her latest movie, Challengers. In a recent interview, Zendaya talks about playing a grown-up in the film and the thoughts that went through her mind during the same.
Zendaya Talks about Playing an Adult in Challengers
Challengers (2024)
Directed by Luca Guadagnino, Challengers is...
- 4/27/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
Starring Zendaya alongside Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor in an unprecedented role, Challengers has emerged as one of the most anticipated films of the year. Following the unconventional relationship between three tennis players and how it evolves, the movie has been a topic of discussion about Zendaya’s acting prowess and its concept.
Challengers | Credit: MGM
And one of the scenes from the film that has been making the rounds since the first glimpse is the hotel room scene. However, screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes has revealed that the scene was not in the initial draft and was added based on an idea from director Luca Guadagnino, ultimately becoming one of the movie’s most notable moments.
Luca Guadagnino’s Vision Inspired Challengers‘ Hotel Room Scene
Challengers screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes recently opened up about working with the filmmaker Luca Guadagnino and how his vision for the film led to the addition of...
Challengers | Credit: MGM
And one of the scenes from the film that has been making the rounds since the first glimpse is the hotel room scene. However, screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes has revealed that the scene was not in the initial draft and was added based on an idea from director Luca Guadagnino, ultimately becoming one of the movie’s most notable moments.
Luca Guadagnino’s Vision Inspired Challengers‘ Hotel Room Scene
Challengers screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes recently opened up about working with the filmmaker Luca Guadagnino and how his vision for the film led to the addition of...
- 4/27/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Warner Bros, the studio who just might win it all this year, can celebrate $1.2 billion being grossed around the world between Legendary’s Dune: Part Two, which just crossed $700M, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire surpassing $500M. The moment comes as the studio re-released Dune: Part Two this weekend in Imax, just in time to coincide with Zendaya’s other movie in release, Amazon MGM Studios’ Challengers, which Warners is handling overseas.
Dune: Part Two so far is the highest grossing movie of the year and buries the first 2021 film’s $407.5M global gross in the sand, that pic’s domestic release siphoned due to the studio’s pandemic theatrical-day-and-date release on streaming service Max. Meanwhile, Godzilla x Kong is less than $25M away from overtaking the first Legendary Monsterverse 2014 title, Godzilla‘s global gross of $524.9M. GxK has already overtaken Godzilla vs. Kong‘s global gross of...
Dune: Part Two so far is the highest grossing movie of the year and buries the first 2021 film’s $407.5M global gross in the sand, that pic’s domestic release siphoned due to the studio’s pandemic theatrical-day-and-date release on streaming service Max. Meanwhile, Godzilla x Kong is less than $25M away from overtaking the first Legendary Monsterverse 2014 title, Godzilla‘s global gross of $524.9M. GxK has already overtaken Godzilla vs. Kong‘s global gross of...
- 4/27/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Zendaya’s romance-tennis drama Challengers is battling to serve up a $15 million opening at the box office but will have enough points to win the weekend match either way.
MGM Amazon Studio made the bold decision to open Luca Guadagnino’s sexy adult drama nationwide, versus a platform release, considering it’s more of an arthouse movie than a commercial play. MGM is still predicting a $15.2 million start based on Friday’s gross of $6.2 million from 3,477 cinemas and Zendaya’s huge fan base. Rival studios, however, have it coming in anywhere between $13.5 million and $15 million (heading into the weekend, tracking suggested the latter number).
Audiences aren’t embracing the R-rated film to the degree that reviewers did, giving it a B+ CinemaScore. Female moviegoers made up 58 percent of Friday’s audience, while a whopping 76 percent of ticket buyers were between ages 18 and 34. Challengers is playing best on the two coasts,...
MGM Amazon Studio made the bold decision to open Luca Guadagnino’s sexy adult drama nationwide, versus a platform release, considering it’s more of an arthouse movie than a commercial play. MGM is still predicting a $15.2 million start based on Friday’s gross of $6.2 million from 3,477 cinemas and Zendaya’s huge fan base. Rival studios, however, have it coming in anywhere between $13.5 million and $15 million (heading into the weekend, tracking suggested the latter number).
Audiences aren’t embracing the R-rated film to the degree that reviewers did, giving it a B+ CinemaScore. Female moviegoers made up 58 percent of Friday’s audience, while a whopping 76 percent of ticket buyers were between ages 18 and 34. Challengers is playing best on the two coasts,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Challengers” netted a $6.2 million opening day from 3,477 North American theaters, a figure that includes $1.9 million from preview screenings. Amazon MGM Studios’ love-triangle drama is set to match industry projections for a $15 million debut. The tennis film also gets extra revenue from tickets for premium large-format auditoriums, including some Imax screens.
The Zendaya starrer will easily launch above the competition to claim the top spot on domestic charts — not small potatoes for an original, R-rated drama in the age of studio IP addiction. But “Challengers” does carry a $55 million production budget, so it’ll have to keep rallying into the summer months to score a profit in theaters. Reviews have been stellar, while early ticket buyers lean positive with audience survey firm Cinema Score tallying a “B+” grade. Amazon MGM has good buzz on its side for the weeks ahead.
“Challengers” stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a tennis prodigy who turns...
The Zendaya starrer will easily launch above the competition to claim the top spot on domestic charts — not small potatoes for an original, R-rated drama in the age of studio IP addiction. But “Challengers” does carry a $55 million production budget, so it’ll have to keep rallying into the summer months to score a profit in theaters. Reviews have been stellar, while early ticket buyers lean positive with audience survey firm Cinema Score tallying a “B+” grade. Amazon MGM has good buzz on its side for the weeks ahead.
“Challengers” stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a tennis prodigy who turns...
- 4/27/2024
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
As we predicted earlier this week, Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers is set to lead the box office this weekend, with Deadline reporting that it’s on track for a $15 million opening. While that’s a bit below the $17 million we forecasted for the film, that’s still a decent start for a character-driven drama, with the Zendaya-led film an Amazon-MGM production that’s set for an eventual debut on Prime Video. Indeed, the studio has had a lot more luck with launching their fare theatrically than many of their competitors, with Challengers opening similarly to Air and The Beekeeper, both Amazon-mgm movies whose theatrical success paved the way to big streaming numbers.
It certainly helps that Zendaya’s become a big star in the wake of Dune: Part Two’s blockbuster run this winter. However, whether the $50 million film is ultimately judged to be a box office success...
It certainly helps that Zendaya’s become a big star in the wake of Dune: Part Two’s blockbuster run this winter. However, whether the $50 million film is ultimately judged to be a box office success...
- 4/27/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Kraven Gets Postponed, Karate Kid Gets Shelved? (Photo Credit – IMDb)
Another day, another delay, fans might have to wait a little longer to see Aaron Taylor Johnson as Kraven The Hunter. Sony announced that they are pushing the release date from August to December, where Kraven would take over the release of the new Karate Kid crossover. Does this mean that the Karate Kid is shelved? Here’s what Sony’s release window looks like!
The antagonist-focused Kraven the Hunter was shifted by Sony on Friday night from August 30, 2024, to December 13, 2024, a prime winter date. Kraven enters a date that was previously held by another Sony picture. The Karate Kid is a crossover event movie starring Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan. The new date for Karate Kid is May 30, 2025.
The decision was made in response to last year’s actor strike, which delayed the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai,...
Another day, another delay, fans might have to wait a little longer to see Aaron Taylor Johnson as Kraven The Hunter. Sony announced that they are pushing the release date from August to December, where Kraven would take over the release of the new Karate Kid crossover. Does this mean that the Karate Kid is shelved? Here’s what Sony’s release window looks like!
The antagonist-focused Kraven the Hunter was shifted by Sony on Friday night from August 30, 2024, to December 13, 2024, a prime winter date. Kraven enters a date that was previously held by another Sony picture. The Karate Kid is a crossover event movie starring Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan. The new date for Karate Kid is May 30, 2025.
The decision was made in response to last year’s actor strike, which delayed the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Aayushi Hemnani
- KoiMoi
Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Were Criticised For Promoting Business Amidst Kate Middleton’s Health Diagnosis. (Photo Credit – Instagram)
A lot is happening in the Royal estate, across the ponds. After shocking revelations about King Charles and Prince Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis, news has once again shifted to Meghan & Harry’s ouster from the Royal Family. According to new reports, amidst the new scrutiny surrounding the Duchess of Sussex for being an incentive, Royal Experts reveal that she, & the Duke have been on an informational black from the family. Here’s what happened!
Meghan Markle was called insensitive when she announced her new business ventures amid the sensitive health conditions of Kate Middleton and King Charles. Now, Royal experts are revealing that there is a reason why Prince Harry and Meghan don’t know anything.
There were reports that significant changes had been made to King Charles’s funeral program...
A lot is happening in the Royal estate, across the ponds. After shocking revelations about King Charles and Prince Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis, news has once again shifted to Meghan & Harry’s ouster from the Royal Family. According to new reports, amidst the new scrutiny surrounding the Duchess of Sussex for being an incentive, Royal Experts reveal that she, & the Duke have been on an informational black from the family. Here’s what happened!
Meghan Markle was called insensitive when she announced her new business ventures amid the sensitive health conditions of Kate Middleton and King Charles. Now, Royal experts are revealing that there is a reason why Prince Harry and Meghan don’t know anything.
There were reports that significant changes had been made to King Charles’s funeral program...
- 4/27/2024
- by Aayushi Hemnani
- KoiMoi
This post contains spoilers for the book "Dune: Messiah."
The adaptation of "Dune: Messiah" has already been approved, but we've long wondered just how the hell director Denis Villeneuve is going to pull it off. Not only is there a 12-year time jump, and not only are major characters like Jessica unceremoniously dropped from the narrative, but the book also features a lot of political feuding that will probably have to be cut for the movie to feel even vaguely comprehensible.
For screenwriter Jon Spaihts, however, there are plenty of reasons to stay optimistic. The big one is that "Dune: Part 2" has already made a ton of changes to the narrative to make a better transition into "Messiah," and he thinks those changes are going to pay off big time going forward. As he explained in a recent interview with Mashable:
"I think [author] Frank Herbert came away from...
The adaptation of "Dune: Messiah" has already been approved, but we've long wondered just how the hell director Denis Villeneuve is going to pull it off. Not only is there a 12-year time jump, and not only are major characters like Jessica unceremoniously dropped from the narrative, but the book also features a lot of political feuding that will probably have to be cut for the movie to feel even vaguely comprehensible.
For screenwriter Jon Spaihts, however, there are plenty of reasons to stay optimistic. The big one is that "Dune: Part 2" has already made a ton of changes to the narrative to make a better transition into "Messiah," and he thinks those changes are going to pay off big time going forward. As he explained in a recent interview with Mashable:
"I think [author] Frank Herbert came away from...
- 4/27/2024
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
A new rumor has the internet buzzing. It claims that Disney plans to reboot the popular 1980s hit “The Golden Girls.” The new cast would include Tina Fey as Dorothy, Amy Poehler as Sophia, Lisa Kudrow as Rose, and Maya Rudolph as Blanche. The show is rumored to have ten episodes and will be released this summer on Disney+.
Is this true?
No. It’s a satirical post from the Facebook Page Yoda Bby Aby.
“Golden Girls – 10 Episodes!!!
This June, get ready to laugh until it hurts with Disney+’s brand new series, “The Golden Girls,” featuring the comedic genius of Tina Fey as Dorothy, Amy Poehler as Sophia, Lisa Kudrow as Rose, and Maya Rudolph as Blanche. Dive into 10 hilarious episodes where Dorothy and her feisty mother Sophia shake up life in Miami by moving in with the flirtatious Blanche and the sweetly naive Rose. Prepare for a whirlwind of witty banter,...
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No. It’s a satirical post from the Facebook Page Yoda Bby Aby.
“Golden Girls – 10 Episodes!!!
This June, get ready to laugh until it hurts with Disney+’s brand new series, “The Golden Girls,” featuring the comedic genius of Tina Fey as Dorothy, Amy Poehler as Sophia, Lisa Kudrow as Rose, and Maya Rudolph as Blanche. Dive into 10 hilarious episodes where Dorothy and her feisty mother Sophia shake up life in Miami by moving in with the flirtatious Blanche and the sweetly naive Rose. Prepare for a whirlwind of witty banter,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Kambrea Pratt
- Pirates & Princesses
A curious thing happened when the first trailer for “Challengers” came out: People started getting really, really weird online about the suggestion that the three main characters — played by Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor — have a threesome. It prompted memes and hand-wringing alike, as if this was the first time any actor in film history had ever pretended to engage in sex onscreen — never mind that the film ultimately doesn’t have an actual sex scene at all, instead withholding from the audience in order to build up the lingering sexual tension that eats away at all sides of its love triangle. The fervor around the possibility of sex in “Challengers” affirmed something that has been obvious for years now: Cinema, especially American cinema, is starved for films that sizzle with genuine sensuality.
So thank god that Luca Guadagnino is around. A hit or miss filmmaker, Guadagnino is nonetheless...
So thank god that Luca Guadagnino is around. A hit or miss filmmaker, Guadagnino is nonetheless...
- 4/26/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
A central scene in director Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers wasn’t in Justin Kuritzkes’ original script.
In the film, Zendaya plays Tashi Duncan, a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion, Art (West Side Story‘s Mike Faist), on a losing streak, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (The Crown‘s Josh O’Conner) – his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend.
Key to the film is the love triangle between the characters and its power dynamics. The scene in question has the trio relaxing in a hotel room, flirting.
“How often does this happen, going after the same girl?” asks Tashi.
“Not as often as you think,” replies Art, before Patrick explains, “We usually have different types.”
It ends with the...
In the film, Zendaya plays Tashi Duncan, a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion, Art (West Side Story‘s Mike Faist), on a losing streak, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (The Crown‘s Josh O’Conner) – his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend.
Key to the film is the love triangle between the characters and its power dynamics. The scene in question has the trio relaxing in a hotel room, flirting.
“How often does this happen, going after the same girl?” asks Tashi.
“Not as often as you think,” replies Art, before Patrick explains, “We usually have different types.”
It ends with the...
- 4/26/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
“I’m watching tennis as we speak — Djokovic,” Zendaya tells me during one of her first interviews about “Challengers.”
It’s July 11, 2023. The 27-year-old actor is watching Wimbledon on TV while preparing for SAG-AFTRA to go on strike, which would leave her unable to attend her film’s Aug. 30 world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Of course, one week after the actors strike was ordered, Amazon MGM Studios decided to pull out of the festival, pushing “Challengers” to an April 26 debut.
Zendaya leads the film as Tashi Duncan, an 18-year-old tennis prodigy on her way to Serena Williams-like stardom until she injures her knee and loses her shot at a pro career. Over the course of 13 years, she continues to find herself ensnared in a psychosexual relationship with the sport and two other players, Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) and Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor).
“I’d never seen a character like Tashi.
It’s July 11, 2023. The 27-year-old actor is watching Wimbledon on TV while preparing for SAG-AFTRA to go on strike, which would leave her unable to attend her film’s Aug. 30 world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Of course, one week after the actors strike was ordered, Amazon MGM Studios decided to pull out of the festival, pushing “Challengers” to an April 26 debut.
Zendaya leads the film as Tashi Duncan, an 18-year-old tennis prodigy on her way to Serena Williams-like stardom until she injures her knee and loses her shot at a pro career. Over the course of 13 years, she continues to find herself ensnared in a psychosexual relationship with the sport and two other players, Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) and Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor).
“I’d never seen a character like Tashi.
- 4/26/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Rian Johnson and Edgar Wright both think “Challengers” is a grand slam.
The two directors took to social media to praise Luca Guadagnino’s buzzy feature starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist as a tumultuous trio of tennis pros who may or may not all be harboring feelings for each other (they are.)
“So I loved loved Loved ‘Challengers’ – didn’t know what to expect, and walked out of the theater totally buzzing,” Johnson tweeted. “It’s smart and sophisticated while still poppy and propulsive, basically ‘Design For Living’ as a kick-ass sports movie. Seriously It’S So Good.”
Meanwhile, Wright shared on Instagram his own praise for the Guadagnino feature.
“Mio amico Luca Guadagnino has a grand slam* of a new movie finally hitting cinemas this week and it’s truly fantastic,” Wright wrote. “Go see the sexy, funny, and thrilling ‘Challengers,’ with the formidable trio of Zendaya,...
The two directors took to social media to praise Luca Guadagnino’s buzzy feature starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist as a tumultuous trio of tennis pros who may or may not all be harboring feelings for each other (they are.)
“So I loved loved Loved ‘Challengers’ – didn’t know what to expect, and walked out of the theater totally buzzing,” Johnson tweeted. “It’s smart and sophisticated while still poppy and propulsive, basically ‘Design For Living’ as a kick-ass sports movie. Seriously It’S So Good.”
Meanwhile, Wright shared on Instagram his own praise for the Guadagnino feature.
“Mio amico Luca Guadagnino has a grand slam* of a new movie finally hitting cinemas this week and it’s truly fantastic,” Wright wrote. “Go see the sexy, funny, and thrilling ‘Challengers,’ with the formidable trio of Zendaya,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
When determining what films have any chance of winning the Oscar for Best Picture, or even being in contention for it, there recently has been a returned focus toward the delicate balance of art and commerce. As theatrical exhibition continues to rebuild and reform in wake of the global pandemic, the last two Best Picture winners, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Oppenheimer,” were celebrated not just for being inventive, but for proving that audiences were still willing to come out in droves for a film without a colon or numeral toward the end of the title.
All that to say, if “Challengers” does well during its opening weekend at the box office, which is not a given, it will be much harder to ignore during awards season. As of now, there’s simply not much else down the line on the 2024 release calendar that fits into that sweet spot...
All that to say, if “Challengers” does well during its opening weekend at the box office, which is not a given, it will be much harder to ignore during awards season. As of now, there’s simply not much else down the line on the 2024 release calendar that fits into that sweet spot...
- 4/26/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
When Zendaya attended a screening of her new sultry tennis drama Challengers this week, she wore a gray T-shirt with the words “I Told Ya” printed in bold black letters. The casual shirt was a noticeable change from the crisp whites and sour greens of the tennis-themed couture the star has donned during the Challengers international press tour, but it too was a callback to the movie.
The ‘I Told Ya” tee is something of a character in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers — a film that follows tennis prodigy Tashi (Zendaya...
The ‘I Told Ya” tee is something of a character in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers — a film that follows tennis prodigy Tashi (Zendaya...
- 4/26/2024
- by Kalia Richardson and Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
Clockwise from left: Mica Levi (Dimitrios Vellis/Wikimedia Commons), David Byrne (Shutterstock), Jonny Greenwood (Shutterstock), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Shutterstock)Graphic: The A.V. Club
If you plan to see Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers this weekend, be prepared to be knocked on your ass by its propulsive score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
If you plan to see Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers this weekend, be prepared to be knocked on your ass by its propulsive score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
- 4/26/2024
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Dune: Part Two is shaping up to be this year’s Barbie as it continues to dominate the box office. That’s thanks in large part to it’s incredibly talented (and wealthy) cast.
If you weren’t aware, the movie picks up where 2021′s Dune concluded and features a popular group of returning actors alongside an impressive lineup of new stars.
After debuting, it rapidly earned the biggest box office opening of 2024. There’s even talk about a potential third movie being made!
With franchise star Zendaya back on the red carpet promoting her new movie Challengers, we got curious and looked into how much she and her Dune costars are worth. We ranked the 13 biggest stars in the movie based on their estimated net worth, and there’s a tie at first place.
Scroll through the slideshow to see a ranking of the cast of Dune: Part Two based on their net worth…...
If you weren’t aware, the movie picks up where 2021′s Dune concluded and features a popular group of returning actors alongside an impressive lineup of new stars.
After debuting, it rapidly earned the biggest box office opening of 2024. There’s even talk about a potential third movie being made!
With franchise star Zendaya back on the red carpet promoting her new movie Challengers, we got curious and looked into how much she and her Dune costars are worth. We ranked the 13 biggest stars in the movie based on their estimated net worth, and there’s a tie at first place.
Scroll through the slideshow to see a ranking of the cast of Dune: Part Two based on their net worth…...
- 4/26/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
An insider just provided a huge update on Zendaya and Tom Holland‘s relationship!
The longtime couple met and fell in love on the set of Marvel’s Spider-Man movies back in 2016. Since then, they’ve become one of Hollywood’s most popular celebrity couples.
In a new report, a source revealed where they stand nearly a decade into their relationship. Yes, they even addressed marriage talk.
Keep reading to find out more…
Speaking to People, the insider noted that Zendaya and Tom like their privacy.
“They are not the kind of stars who put their lives together out there on social media for the most part,” they said, adding that all of the attention around them “has never been easy or comfortable.”
Despite that, they are going so strong that they have reportedly considered taking the next big step – getting married.
“There has been talk of marriage, and that is a reality,...
The longtime couple met and fell in love on the set of Marvel’s Spider-Man movies back in 2016. Since then, they’ve become one of Hollywood’s most popular celebrity couples.
In a new report, a source revealed where they stand nearly a decade into their relationship. Yes, they even addressed marriage talk.
Keep reading to find out more…
Speaking to People, the insider noted that Zendaya and Tom like their privacy.
“They are not the kind of stars who put their lives together out there on social media for the most part,” they said, adding that all of the attention around them “has never been easy or comfortable.”
Despite that, they are going so strong that they have reportedly considered taking the next big step – getting married.
“There has been talk of marriage, and that is a reality,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
It's safe to say first-time feature screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes came out of the gate hot with his first produced screenplay. "Challengers," the erotic tennis thriller starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor, was one of /Film's most anticipated films of 2024, and the movie lived up to our sky-high expectations by being a mesmerizing drama about three people locked in a deep and unconventional relationship.
But interestingly, one of the film's most important scenes was not in its first draft. I spoke to Kuritzkes this week in advance of the film's release, and he told me about how a story idea from director Luca Guadagnino eventually evolved into one of the movie's most famous moments:
"One of the first conversations we had was that Luca said, 'In a love triangle, all the corners should touch.' I heard that, and I thought, 'Yeah, all these people's lives are so deeply intwined,...
But interestingly, one of the film's most important scenes was not in its first draft. I spoke to Kuritzkes this week in advance of the film's release, and he told me about how a story idea from director Luca Guadagnino eventually evolved into one of the movie's most famous moments:
"One of the first conversations we had was that Luca said, 'In a love triangle, all the corners should touch.' I heard that, and I thought, 'Yeah, all these people's lives are so deeply intwined,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
As an actress and executive producer, Zendaya is already a multi-hyphenate, but she’s not quite ready to climb into a director’s chair. IndieWire reports (via The New York Times) that the “Challengers” star needs more time before she directs her first project. But when that day comes, Luca Guadagnino will say, “I told you so.”
Read More: ‘Challengers’ Review: Zendaya Rules This Love Triangle
“I’m overly conscious of everything else around me,” Zendaya told the publication in an interview for Guada’s new tennis drama, in theaters today. That’s when Guadagnino chimed in, “Because Z is a director. I told you many times, and I repeat it now to The Times.” Zendaya stressed that she’s still “learning,” but given the pedigree of directors she’s worked with recently, like Guadagnino and Denis Villeneuve, she may be further along in her apprenticeship than she thinks.
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Read More: ‘Challengers’ Review: Zendaya Rules This Love Triangle
“I’m overly conscious of everything else around me,” Zendaya told the publication in an interview for Guada’s new tennis drama, in theaters today. That’s when Guadagnino chimed in, “Because Z is a director. I told you many times, and I repeat it now to The Times.” Zendaya stressed that she’s still “learning,” but given the pedigree of directors she’s worked with recently, like Guadagnino and Denis Villeneuve, she may be further along in her apprenticeship than she thinks.
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- 4/26/2024
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Ben Thompson on Wbgr-fm on April 25th, 2024, reviewing “Challengers,” a new tennis themed film involving mixed doubles, featuring Zendaya. In theaters on April 26th.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Zendaya is Tashi Duncan, a world ranked tennis player who suffers a career ending injury right before she was about to turn pro. In flashbacks, while competing at the junior-to-collegiate level she meets Patrick (Josh O’Connor) and Art (Mike Faist), two promising male tennis players … she creates young-tennis-players in love connection with both. Fast forward to the present, Tashi is married to Art, and has coached him to a wealthy professional level. When Art starts to fade in the Wimbleton-level circuit, Tashi suggests a club challenge, where old buddy/flame Patrick reappears .. and while facing off against Art, volleys again for Tashi’s loyalties.
”Challengers” is in theaters beginning April 28th. Featuring Zendaya,...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Zendaya is Tashi Duncan, a world ranked tennis player who suffers a career ending injury right before she was about to turn pro. In flashbacks, while competing at the junior-to-collegiate level she meets Patrick (Josh O’Connor) and Art (Mike Faist), two promising male tennis players … she creates young-tennis-players in love connection with both. Fast forward to the present, Tashi is married to Art, and has coached him to a wealthy professional level. When Art starts to fade in the Wimbleton-level circuit, Tashi suggests a club challenge, where old buddy/flame Patrick reappears .. and while facing off against Art, volleys again for Tashi’s loyalties.
”Challengers” is in theaters beginning April 28th. Featuring Zendaya,...
- 4/26/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Much has been made about the smoky sexiness of Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers," notably the brief threesome scene near the beginning of the movie. While the scene is plenty sexy, it constitutes the bulk of the on-screen physicality of "Challengers," and it is, perhaps disappointingly, relegated to about 90 seconds of tongue kissing; Guadagnino's film is not the bisexual throuple film the ad campaign would have you believe it is.
Instead, it's a soapy, recognizably classical love triangle about three bitter souls who were never able to get over that fateful make-out session. The three players involved were promising tennis champions in high school. There's Tashi (Zendaya), the hotshot celebrity that is already being courted by marketers. There's Patrick (Josh O'Connor), the rough-hewn, stubble-encrusted stud. And there's Art (Mike Faist), the talented jokester whose magic shell quickly hardens into a crunchy layer of jealousy. "Challengers" follows them, via flashbacks, through their...
Instead, it's a soapy, recognizably classical love triangle about three bitter souls who were never able to get over that fateful make-out session. The three players involved were promising tennis champions in high school. There's Tashi (Zendaya), the hotshot celebrity that is already being courted by marketers. There's Patrick (Josh O'Connor), the rough-hewn, stubble-encrusted stud. And there's Art (Mike Faist), the talented jokester whose magic shell quickly hardens into a crunchy layer of jealousy. "Challengers" follows them, via flashbacks, through their...
- 4/26/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Zendaya is back on the big screen this weekend in her first-ever leading role for a feature film with the tennis movie Challengers.
Fans who are checking out the movie will likely want to know if they should stick around after the credits for an additional scene. Many movies these days, especially ones that are part of a franchise, will include extra footage at the end to tease future installments or to give audiences some bonus content.
So, do you need to stick around after Challengers?
Keep reading to find out if you need to wait for a post-credits scene…
We can confirm that No, there is no post-credits scene during the movie Challengers, so feel free to leave the theater right when the movie ends without having to worry about missing anything.
From director Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and...
Fans who are checking out the movie will likely want to know if they should stick around after the credits for an additional scene. Many movies these days, especially ones that are part of a franchise, will include extra footage at the end to tease future installments or to give audiences some bonus content.
So, do you need to stick around after Challengers?
Keep reading to find out if you need to wait for a post-credits scene…
We can confirm that No, there is no post-credits scene during the movie Challengers, so feel free to leave the theater right when the movie ends without having to worry about missing anything.
From director Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and...
- 4/26/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
‘Challengers’ has a brand-new release date, and is getting ready to bow in cinemas across the United States.
Zendaya is ready to serve up some love, and a few nasty tennis shots as well in her newest movie “Challengers.” The film has seen its release date bounce around and was due to premiere in theaters in September 2023 before seeing the date shift because of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes to Friday, April 26, 2024.
Key Facts: “Challengers” has built a 90% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. MGM+ could get the film first, but it’s more likely to make its streaming debut on Prime Video. Fans should expect a wait of at least 100 days before seeing “Challengers” on Prime Video.
Tennis player turned coach Tashi (Zendaya) has taken her husband Art (Mike Faist) and transformed him into a world-famous Grand Slam champion. To snap him out of his recent losing streak, she...
Zendaya is ready to serve up some love, and a few nasty tennis shots as well in her newest movie “Challengers.” The film has seen its release date bounce around and was due to premiere in theaters in September 2023 before seeing the date shift because of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes to Friday, April 26, 2024.
Key Facts: “Challengers” has built a 90% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. MGM+ could get the film first, but it’s more likely to make its streaming debut on Prime Video. Fans should expect a wait of at least 100 days before seeing “Challengers” on Prime Video.
Tennis player turned coach Tashi (Zendaya) has taken her husband Art (Mike Faist) and transformed him into a world-famous Grand Slam champion. To snap him out of his recent losing streak, she...
- 4/26/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Zendaya has always been an iconic actress who puts her soul into every project that she stars in. From the Dune franchise to singing alongside Zac Efron in The Greatest Showman, Zendaya has done it all.
In a recent report, the Spider-Man: Homecoming actress is all set for the premiere of her movie titled Challengers. With a controversial trailer, it seems that Zendaya may just have another box-office annihilation at hand!
Zendaya in Dune 2
Zendaya May Have Another Box Office Annihilation At Hand!
Challengers, being a film directed by iconic director Luca Guadagnino, has gotten some high expectations to maintain around the world. The director, known for his earlier works such as Call Me By Your Name, and, Bones And All, has achieved quite the fame for his movies.
Zendaya in Challengers
With Zendaya, Mike Faist, and, Josh O’Connor in the lead roles, Challengers is about romance amidst the hard-hitting sport of tennis.
In a recent report, the Spider-Man: Homecoming actress is all set for the premiere of her movie titled Challengers. With a controversial trailer, it seems that Zendaya may just have another box-office annihilation at hand!
Zendaya in Dune 2
Zendaya May Have Another Box Office Annihilation At Hand!
Challengers, being a film directed by iconic director Luca Guadagnino, has gotten some high expectations to maintain around the world. The director, known for his earlier works such as Call Me By Your Name, and, Bones And All, has achieved quite the fame for his movies.
Zendaya in Challengers
With Zendaya, Mike Faist, and, Josh O’Connor in the lead roles, Challengers is about romance amidst the hard-hitting sport of tennis.
- 4/26/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
Twelve years ago, Zendaya netted her feature debut in Disney Channel’s Frenemies.
The actress had been starring opposite Bella Thorne on the Disney series Shake It Up, about performers on a Chicago-based TV dance show. Zendaya was 14 when she and Thorne filmed the anthology comedy for director Daisy von Scherler Mayer, who had helmed the 1995 Parker Posey indie Party Girl and the 1998 feature Madeline. One of Frenemies‘ three connected storylines saw Zendaya and Thorne as aspiring magazine editors competing for a gig with an NYC publisher.
“Zendaya really wanted to have fun with the comedy and lean into it,” von Scherler Mayer says. “She chose to wear big glasses and be goofy, and it impressed me that she wanted to show off her comic chops and has such great timing.”
The film shot in Toronto, and the director recalls the lead actresses having slumber parties during production: “All those teenagers were true teenagers.
The actress had been starring opposite Bella Thorne on the Disney series Shake It Up, about performers on a Chicago-based TV dance show. Zendaya was 14 when she and Thorne filmed the anthology comedy for director Daisy von Scherler Mayer, who had helmed the 1995 Parker Posey indie Party Girl and the 1998 feature Madeline. One of Frenemies‘ three connected storylines saw Zendaya and Thorne as aspiring magazine editors competing for a gig with an NYC publisher.
“Zendaya really wanted to have fun with the comedy and lean into it,” von Scherler Mayer says. “She chose to wear big glasses and be goofy, and it impressed me that she wanted to show off her comic chops and has such great timing.”
The film shot in Toronto, and the director recalls the lead actresses having slumber parties during production: “All those teenagers were true teenagers.
- 4/26/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor‘s steamy three-way Challengers kiss has been generating a lot of attention since the movie’s first trailer. However, the moment almost didn’t make it into the movie!
In a new interview, director Luca Guadagnino explained that the scene was not in the original script.
He opened up about why it was added and reflected on filming the scene.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I don’t think that was in the script at the beginning. Not at all,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “We discussed at length with Justin [Kuritzkes, the movie's writer] the concept that the triangle needs to flesh out the possibility that all the corners touch — that if you’re jealous of someone, you’re not jealous of your partner, you’re jealous also not to be picked by the rival.”
He continued, adding, “You want to be the object of the affection of the rival,...
In a new interview, director Luca Guadagnino explained that the scene was not in the original script.
He opened up about why it was added and reflected on filming the scene.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I don’t think that was in the script at the beginning. Not at all,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “We discussed at length with Justin [Kuritzkes, the movie's writer] the concept that the triangle needs to flesh out the possibility that all the corners touch — that if you’re jealous of someone, you’re not jealous of your partner, you’re jealous also not to be picked by the rival.”
He continued, adding, “You want to be the object of the affection of the rival,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
What if opening a suspicious email attachment didn’t just mess up your computer; it manipulated reality itself? Such is the premise of the latest Dust short film, Signal Dark.
“Signal Dark is a Dust short film from Silver Edge Studios. Lucas Anderson is an insular It technician whose life is turned upside down when he stumbles across a mysterious email and its reality bending contents.”
Audiences can’t seem to get enough of Zendaya on the big screen, and her performance in Challengers takes her star power to another level.
“[Zendaya] has been executing her own Tashi-esque world domination. So far, she’s moved from kids’ TV star to being a part of some of the biggest movies on the planet… With Challengers, though, she’s about to go supernova, firing up in more ways than one to become the hottest talent in Hollywood. In Luca Guadagnino’s erotically-charged drama,...
“Signal Dark is a Dust short film from Silver Edge Studios. Lucas Anderson is an insular It technician whose life is turned upside down when he stumbles across a mysterious email and its reality bending contents.”
Audiences can’t seem to get enough of Zendaya on the big screen, and her performance in Challengers takes her star power to another level.
“[Zendaya] has been executing her own Tashi-esque world domination. So far, she’s moved from kids’ TV star to being a part of some of the biggest movies on the planet… With Challengers, though, she’s about to go supernova, firing up in more ways than one to become the hottest talent in Hollywood. In Luca Guadagnino’s erotically-charged drama,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Michael Ahr
- Den of Geek
Challengers has finally taken to the court.
Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the movie earned $1.9 million in box office previews for MGM and Amazon Studios as it prepares to open everywhere on Friday. The majority came from Thursday night shows, but there was also a special Imax sneak earlier this week.
The critically acclaimed movie features Zendaya as a tennis player caught up in a love triangle. She stars opposite Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor.
“Smart, seductive and bristling with sexual tension, Challengers is arguably Luca Guadagnino’s most purely pleasurable film to date; it’s certainly his lightest and most playful,” writes THR‘s David Rooney in his rave review. “As agile and dynamic as the many tennis matches it depicts, the love-triangle drama pits the rivalry on the court of two former best friends against their competing desire for a self-possessed woman whose hunger to win is not diminished...
Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the movie earned $1.9 million in box office previews for MGM and Amazon Studios as it prepares to open everywhere on Friday. The majority came from Thursday night shows, but there was also a special Imax sneak earlier this week.
The critically acclaimed movie features Zendaya as a tennis player caught up in a love triangle. She stars opposite Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor.
“Smart, seductive and bristling with sexual tension, Challengers is arguably Luca Guadagnino’s most purely pleasurable film to date; it’s certainly his lightest and most playful,” writes THR‘s David Rooney in his rave review. “As agile and dynamic as the many tennis matches it depicts, the love-triangle drama pits the rivalry on the court of two former best friends against their competing desire for a self-possessed woman whose hunger to win is not diminished...
- 4/26/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars: Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor | Written by Justin Kuritzkes | Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Up-and-coming tennis star Tashi Duncan (Zendaya) has it all in the palm of her hand — talent, success, and future opportunities. Meanwhile, Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (Josh O’Connor) are a duo who share a bond beyond their rackets, with the meeker Art being shaped into manhood by the boisterous Patrick. When Tashi’s career stops in its tracks, it’s a duel for attention between the boys, forming an uneasy yet seductive triad.
Oh Luca Guadagnino, you’ve done it again. The acclaimed director has already painted incredibly broad strokes with his somehow cohesive back catalogue, from sexy cannibals in Bones and All to a coven of ravenous witches in Suspiria. Challengers is simultaneously a completely new direction for him and a pleasingly familiar one, combining Guadagnino’s heady loves of sex and power into the layered,...
Up-and-coming tennis star Tashi Duncan (Zendaya) has it all in the palm of her hand — talent, success, and future opportunities. Meanwhile, Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (Josh O’Connor) are a duo who share a bond beyond their rackets, with the meeker Art being shaped into manhood by the boisterous Patrick. When Tashi’s career stops in its tracks, it’s a duel for attention between the boys, forming an uneasy yet seductive triad.
Oh Luca Guadagnino, you’ve done it again. The acclaimed director has already painted incredibly broad strokes with his somehow cohesive back catalogue, from sexy cannibals in Bones and All to a coven of ravenous witches in Suspiria. Challengers is simultaneously a completely new direction for him and a pleasingly familiar one, combining Guadagnino’s heady loves of sex and power into the layered,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Jasmine Valentine
- Nerdly
Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers leaves its sex on the court. In the film, now in theaters, Zendaya stars as Tashi, a former rising star on the tennis circuit who finds herself caught in the net of a love triangle between two best friends and rival players, played by Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor. Challengers is brimming with sensuality, despite not actually having any sex scenes. Instead, in Guadagnino’s hands, it’s all in the serve. He gets the audience right up to the line, but never takes them over it. It creates a hunger in the movie, an insatiable horniness that is only satisfied by the electrifying matches on the court. The sexiest scene isn’t even the much-publicized threesome scene between Tashi and her “little white boys,” as she calls them. (Though that scene is even steamier than the trailer led you to believe.) Instead, the film’s...
- 4/26/2024
- TV Insider
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have released their original score for Luca Guadagnino’s film Challengers.
The score arrives two weeks after Reznor and Ross released Challengers [Mixed], which saw DJ and producer Boys Noize their original compositions from the film and remix them into one continuous, club-ready set. Now, coinciding with the release of Challengers, Reznor and Ross have shared the original score in full.
Starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist, Challengers takes place in the dramatic arena of competitive tennis, and features a love-and-sporting triangle between the three leads. At the center of the film is Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ buzzing, techno-forward score; in her review of the film, Senior Entertainment Editor Liz Shannon Miller lauded their compositions, describing the score as “bringing a level of bombast to the sports action that at times threatens to overwhelm the action, without ever actually proving distracting.”
The Challengers score also features,...
The score arrives two weeks after Reznor and Ross released Challengers [Mixed], which saw DJ and producer Boys Noize their original compositions from the film and remix them into one continuous, club-ready set. Now, coinciding with the release of Challengers, Reznor and Ross have shared the original score in full.
Starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist, Challengers takes place in the dramatic arena of competitive tennis, and features a love-and-sporting triangle between the three leads. At the center of the film is Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ buzzing, techno-forward score; in her review of the film, Senior Entertainment Editor Liz Shannon Miller lauded their compositions, describing the score as “bringing a level of bombast to the sports action that at times threatens to overwhelm the action, without ever actually proving distracting.”
The Challengers score also features,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Film News
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have released their original score for Luca Guadagnino’s film Challengers.
The score arrives two weeks after Reznor and Ross released Challengers [Mixed], which saw DJ and producer Boys Noize their original compositions from the film and remix them into one continuous, club-ready set. Now, coinciding with the release of Challengers, Reznor and Ross have shared the original score in full.
Starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist, Challengers takes place in the dramatic arena of competitive tennis, and features a love-and-sporting triangle between the three leads. At the center of the film is Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ buzzing, techno-forward score; in her review of the film, Senior Entertainment Editor Liz Shannon Miller lauded their compositions, describing the score as “bringing a level of bombast to the sports action that at times threatens to overwhelm the action, without ever actually proving distracting.”
The Challengers score also features,...
The score arrives two weeks after Reznor and Ross released Challengers [Mixed], which saw DJ and producer Boys Noize their original compositions from the film and remix them into one continuous, club-ready set. Now, coinciding with the release of Challengers, Reznor and Ross have shared the original score in full.
Starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist, Challengers takes place in the dramatic arena of competitive tennis, and features a love-and-sporting triangle between the three leads. At the center of the film is Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ buzzing, techno-forward score; in her review of the film, Senior Entertainment Editor Liz Shannon Miller lauded their compositions, describing the score as “bringing a level of bombast to the sports action that at times threatens to overwhelm the action, without ever actually proving distracting.”
The Challengers score also features,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
Luca Guadagnino isn’t exactly known for mainstream box office success, with credits on his resume like Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria and Bones and All. However, you take a young rising star like Zendaya and create a sexy love triangle around her in a sports setting, then as the late great Carl Weathers would say, “Baby, you got a stew going!” Guadagnino’s sports romance drama, Challengers, would open to $1.9 million at the box office in Thursday night previews.
According to Variety, while the R-rated film isn’t going to bust any blocks, as romance dramas rarely do, but the Amazon MGM movie is expected to win the weekend with an estimated $12 million to $15 million gross. Challengers is expected to overtake Civil War for the number one spot at the box office for the week. Civil War would enjoy two weeks at the top, becoming the biggest earner...
According to Variety, while the R-rated film isn’t going to bust any blocks, as romance dramas rarely do, but the Amazon MGM movie is expected to win the weekend with an estimated $12 million to $15 million gross. Challengers is expected to overtake Civil War for the number one spot at the box office for the week. Civil War would enjoy two weeks at the top, becoming the biggest earner...
- 4/26/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Amazon MGM Studios’ Challengers, starring Zendaya and directed by Luca Guadagnino, made $1.9M in previews, a figure $100K shy of what Universal’s Cocaine Bear did. The tennis sexy romcom is hoping to open to $15M for the weekend.
Critics love Challengers at 91% certified fresh, but last night’s audiences were so-so on it with three stars on Screen Engine/Comscore’s PostTrak at 3 1/2 stars, 75% positive and a 56% definite recommend. Women over 25 at 35% came out as well as womn under 25 at 25%, but guys over 25 got pulled along as dates at 25% with men under 25 at 14%. It wasn’t Zendaya’s girl fans who liked the movie the most, but men over 25 at 80%. Overall best demo grades for Challengers came from the 25-34 bunch and 45-54 folks. Originally the movie was scheduled to go in mid-September, but got pushed to this weekend due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Critics love Challengers at 91% certified fresh, but last night’s audiences were so-so on it with three stars on Screen Engine/Comscore’s PostTrak at 3 1/2 stars, 75% positive and a 56% definite recommend. Women over 25 at 35% came out as well as womn under 25 at 25%, but guys over 25 got pulled along as dates at 25% with men under 25 at 14%. It wasn’t Zendaya’s girl fans who liked the movie the most, but men over 25 at 80%. Overall best demo grades for Challengers came from the 25-34 bunch and 45-54 folks. Originally the movie was scheduled to go in mid-September, but got pushed to this weekend due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.
- 4/26/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Inside Out 2 To Release In India On Jun 14, 2024 (Photo Credit – IMDb)
Inside Out 2 is officially a go and will hit the Indian theaters sooner than we thought. The emotionally thrilling and deeply thoughtful movie, which navigates the specificities of each emotion, has been widely loved and celebrated. Recently,
Critics and fans recently saw a 30-minute preview of Pixar Animation’s highly anticipated sequel, Inside Out 2. Many were thrilled to post their thoughts on social media, confirming that the film’s remaining emotions, charisma, humor, and surprises left viewers wanting more.
Fans launched into a parade of praises and described it as “A perfect sequel” and “fave Pixar film.” In contrast, others shared a long trail of thoughts appreciating the pacing, hilarious new entries, and compelling storyline. A fellow netizen also took it far, hailing Inside Out 2 as the ‘Best Pixar film in a decade,’ over a Twitter...
Inside Out 2 is officially a go and will hit the Indian theaters sooner than we thought. The emotionally thrilling and deeply thoughtful movie, which navigates the specificities of each emotion, has been widely loved and celebrated. Recently,
Critics and fans recently saw a 30-minute preview of Pixar Animation’s highly anticipated sequel, Inside Out 2. Many were thrilled to post their thoughts on social media, confirming that the film’s remaining emotions, charisma, humor, and surprises left viewers wanting more.
Fans launched into a parade of praises and described it as “A perfect sequel” and “fave Pixar film.” In contrast, others shared a long trail of thoughts appreciating the pacing, hilarious new entries, and compelling storyline. A fellow netizen also took it far, hailing Inside Out 2 as the ‘Best Pixar film in a decade,’ over a Twitter...
- 4/26/2024
- by Aayushi Hemnani
- KoiMoi
Luca Guadagnino’s love triangle drama Challengers starts its UK-Ireland box office campaign this weekend through Warner Bros.
Opening in 702 sites with additional venues still being added, the film stars Zendaya, 2016 Screen Star of Tomorrow Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist in the story of three aspiring tennis professionals fighting both for championships and romantically.
Initially programmed as the opening film of last year’s Venice Film Festival, Challengers was withdrawn following the actors’ strike, which would have prevented its starry cast from promoting the release.
It is Italian filmmaker Guadagnino’s eighth feature film. He broke out internationally with his fifth,...
Opening in 702 sites with additional venues still being added, the film stars Zendaya, 2016 Screen Star of Tomorrow Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist in the story of three aspiring tennis professionals fighting both for championships and romantically.
Initially programmed as the opening film of last year’s Venice Film Festival, Challengers was withdrawn following the actors’ strike, which would have prevented its starry cast from promoting the release.
It is Italian filmmaker Guadagnino’s eighth feature film. He broke out internationally with his fifth,...
- 4/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
“Challengers” is getting ready to serve at the box office.
Director Luca Guadagnino’s sexy tennis drama made $1.9 million at the the box office in Thursday previews.
The Amazon MGM film, which stars Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, is expected to make between $12 million and $15 million in its opening weekend. It’s poised to take the number one spot this weekend and beat A24’s “Civil War,” which has conquered the box office the last two weeks.
The trio of young stars play tennis pros caught in a personal and professional entanglement. Zendaya, who’s coming off the sci-fi blockbuster “Dune: Part Two,” plays Tashi Duncan, a former prodigy who had to retire from tennis after a serious injury. Mike Faist, who played Riff in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” is Art Donaldson, another tennis pro caught in a losing streak who later marries Tashi and is coached by her.
Director Luca Guadagnino’s sexy tennis drama made $1.9 million at the the box office in Thursday previews.
The Amazon MGM film, which stars Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, is expected to make between $12 million and $15 million in its opening weekend. It’s poised to take the number one spot this weekend and beat A24’s “Civil War,” which has conquered the box office the last two weeks.
The trio of young stars play tennis pros caught in a personal and professional entanglement. Zendaya, who’s coming off the sci-fi blockbuster “Dune: Part Two,” plays Tashi Duncan, a former prodigy who had to retire from tennis after a serious injury. Mike Faist, who played Riff in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” is Art Donaldson, another tennis pro caught in a losing streak who later marries Tashi and is coached by her.
- 4/26/2024
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
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