Challengers: Last News

Zendaya has reflected on a “lesson learned” after getting a “terrible heatstroke” while filming Dune: Part Two.The film was recently named on NME’s 20 best films of 2024, coming in at Number 11, with NME writing: “Truly heroic movie-making; landing in our eyeballs as a triumph of cinematic art and craft, with the production design again brilliantly mingling familiar sci-fi elements.”In a new interview with W Magazine, the Euphoria actress reflected on the physical challenges of playing Chani in the sci-fi epic. Recalling filming the Denis Villeneuve-directed flick, Zendaya said it was “very hot” on location in Jordan. “I remembered thinking, ‘Oh, man, the bathrooms are so far away,’ because we had to hike to the locations,” she said.“If you have to pee, you need at least 10 minutes to get out of the costumes.

Paul Mescal‘s next film will be a historical drama centred on a gay romance in which he will star opposite Challengers‘ Josh O’Connor.Variety reported last Friday (February 14) that The History Of Sound – which was first announced in 2021 – has been picked up for theatrical release sometime this year.This makes it Mescal’s next theatrical event after 2024’s Gladiator 2 – the actor is also due to star as William Shakespeare in Hamnet, directed by Chloe Zhao (Nomadland, Eternals), but that has yet to receive a release date.Per Variety, The History Of Sound is about two young men – Lionel (Mescal) and David (O’Connor) – who set out to record the lives, voices and music of Americans in the shadow of WWI. But as they begin the project, the two fall in love.In the past few months, Mescal has also been rumoured to portray Paul McCartney in the planned Beatles biopics by Sam Mendes.

Oscars nominations have been revealed and there are several snubs that film fans are not happy about.Jacques Audiard’s original musical thriller Emilia Pérez leads the pack with a massive 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress for Karla Sofía Gascón and Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña.Brady Corbet’s architectural epic The Brutalist and Jon M. Chu’s starry Broadway adaptation Wicked came in tied for second place, with 10 nominations each.

American Psycho, has dismissed reports of a new adaptation of the film by Luca Guadagnino as “fake news”.Last October, it was announced that the Challengers filmmaker would be adapting the book, with the film planned to focus on the source material, rather than remake the 2000 film starring Christian Bale. Austin Butler had been reported to star as Patrick Bateman, the Wall Street investment banker who hides his psychopathic tendencies from the world.However, Ellis has taken to his self-titled podcast to say he is doubtful about the veracity of the rumours. He cited unnamed sources that say the film is not close to starting production and the reports may have been to gauge public reaction.“I have a feeling it’s fake news” Ellis explained.

Sir Elton John’s reaction to Challengers composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross winning a Golden Globe has gone viral.The legendary singer-songwriter attended the 2025 Golden Globes ceremony last night (January 5) in LA, and presented the award for Best Original Score alongside fellow musician Brandi Carlile.John said the classic line “And the Golden Globe goes to…”, with Carlile opening the envelope. Before she could finish saying Reznor and Ross’ names, John erupted in delight, screaming “YAAAY” and holding up his fists in triumph, much to the amusement of Carlile.Video footage of the reaction – from a night full of funny, interesting and heartfelt moments – has since gone viral online.Elton John’s reaction to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross winning Best Original Score at the #GoldenGlobes See the full winners list: https://t.co/zH8Pzwnws5pic.twitter.com/ojuRnAbwo2— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 6, 2025One X user replied to the viral post, saying: “I can only hope to have a 5th of that energy and enthusiasm when I’m his age.”Another said: “Elton John giving the legends their flowers – class act all the way.

On Sunday night, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross both took home their third Golden Globes award — and rightfully so — for their immaculate work on the Challengers score which won Best Original Score. The clubby, horny soundtrack beat out heavy competition including the scores for Conclave (Volker Bertelmann), The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg), The Wild Robot (Kris Bowers), Emilia Pérez (Clément Ducol, Camille), and Dune: Part Two (Hans Zimmer). If you went out anywhere in summer 2024, it's likely you heard the film's kinky and propulsive techno-indebted score which sounds like if you went to play tennis at a gay night club (and honestly, that's not that far off from the actual plot of the film).

Charli XCX has given her verdict on some of 2024’s biggest films.The star, who has signed up for a number of acting roles in a series of forthcoming films, spent much of Christmas catching up on a host of movies and sharing her opinion of them on the film social media site Letterboxd.Among them were Challengers,Conclave, and Nosferatu which she awarded five stars. She also gave a like for Anora.She also noted that there “there were a lot of songs” on the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet and said Martha Stewart “is brat” after seeing her recent Netflix documentary Martha.Some of Charli’s other favourite films included 1995’s The Addiction, 2000’s Charlie’s Angels, 1974’s Céline And Julie Go Boating, and 1935’s Bride Of Frankenstein.It comes after she was recently cast in The Gallerist, an upcoming film by Birds Of Prey director Cathy Yan alongside Jenna Ortega, Natalie Portman, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Sterling K.

Daniel Craig has shared some thoughts on the threesome scene in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers in a new interview alongside Josh O’Connor.The two actors took part in Variety’s ‘Actors On Actors’ series to discuss their work on Guadagnino’s movies – Craig stars in his latest film, Queer, which was released nationwide in the UK and US on Friday (December 13), while O’Connor had a main role in Challengers.O’Connor said: “The cool thing about Luca is, he’s not afraid to take some source material and stretch it out and make it into something through his eyes,” before Craig replied: “Obviously, I love the end of [Challengers]. I love where it goes to: All of that setup, and you get to the moment.

Challengers star Josh O’Connor has said sex scenes in films are “the least sexy thing in the world.”O’Connor starred in the Luca Guadagnino film Challengers earlier this year. It sees Zendaya play Tashi Donaldson, a professional tennis player who gets caught up in a love triangle with fellow players and best friends, Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (O’Connor).The film features a number of intimate moments between the characters – most notably a scene where the trio kiss each other in a hotel room.When asked about filming sex scenes during a new interview with Vanity Fair, O’Connor said they are “a very strange thing” and referenced Challengers in his answer.He continued: “It’s the least sexy thing in the world.

Zendaya says a couple of tennis players have thanked her for making the sport “sexy” following the release of Challengers.The Luca Guadagnino film, which was released in April this year, sees Zendaya play Tashi Donaldson, a professional tennis player who gets caught up in a love triangle with fellow players and best friends, Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (Josh O’Connor).The film features a number of intimate moments between the characters – most notably the scene where the trio kiss each other in a hotel room – and it appears to have had a lasting impact on audiences.In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Zendaya revealed that a number of tennis players have actually thanked her for seemingly changing the perception of the sport.“I’ve had a couple tennis players say, ‘Thanks for making tennis sexy’ or ‘making tennis cool.’ And I was like, I feel like tennis has always been cool and sexy, but I’ll take it. A lot of people have tried to get into tennis now, so I think that’s fun.”Elsewhere in the interview, the Euphoria star spoke about being approached by fans of the film in public, with many asking questions about the ambiguous ending.“It has been really cool in real life going around… you’re in the grocery store and someone’s like, ‘Oh my God, I just saw Challengers!’ And it’s cool because that’s still happening, even though it’s been quite a few months since then — people are either watching at home or what have you — and that’s really cool,” said the actress.“And people’s commentary, they always are like, ‘So what really happened at the end? Who won? Why did she do that?’ I’m like, ‘Listen, I don’t know.

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ soundtrack to Challengers is getting a vinyl release.The movie, which follows a love triangle between a tennis coach and two players – played by Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist – was released earlier this year to critical praise.The acclaimed score to Luca Guadagnino’s film is now set to be released on vinyl with fans able to pre-order now.The record is presented in a deluxe gatefold package, which features an interior gatefold collage of on-set photos taken by Alessio Bolzoni.

Deadpool & Wolverine, Despicable Me 4, Twisters and Inside Out 2 still packing out the multiplexes, here are some of the biggest options that are now on offer in your living rooms.The biggest new arrival is George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which is available now to rent via Apple TV here or to buy via Apple, Sky, Microsoft or Amazon.The spin-off prequel to 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, it saw Anya Taylor-Joy assume the role of the fearless titular role of Furiosa, who is abducted by Chris Hemsworth’s Dementus and has to fight for her independence.In a five-star review, NME described it as “brilliant and unmissable”, adding: “The result is another extraordinary blockbuster juggernaut that in some sequences somehow excels even its predecessor, arresting viewers with its booming, utterly immersive world of grease, dust, motorbikes and carnage.”This week’s other standout addition to streaming platforms is Challengers, the spicy sports drama directed by Luca Guadagnino (Bones And All, Call Me By Your Name).It follows professional tennis champion Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) who is plotting a career comeback with the help of his wife Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), a former tennis rising star who was forced to retire due to an injury.At a tournament, however, Art is matched against Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor), who is his former best friend and his wife’s ex lover.NME awarded the film four stars, writing: “The performances are exceptional, with off-the-scale chemistry between all three leads. Zendaya, in particular, is a force of nature, and you feel her angry frustration at her own career path (which was cut short by injury) in every scene.

Janelle Monáe has shared that she relies on vibrations in her pubic hairs to help decide whether a movie is right for her.The Hidden Figures star spoke about her reasons behind taking certain roles in a recent reader interview article in The Guardian.When asked what attracts her to particular roles and movies, the ‘Make Me Feel’ singer shared that there are a few contributing reasons. “The story is a big one,” she explained.

standout soundtrack, Challengers is one of the best films of 2024.Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the spicy sports drama follows professional tennis champion Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) who is plotting a career comeback with the help of his wife Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), a former tennis rising star who was forced to retire due to an injury.At a tournament, however, Art is matched against Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor), who is his former best friend and his wife’s ex lover.Along with starring in the film, Zendaya also serves as a producer alongside Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor and Amy Pascal.The entirety of Challengers is told in a nonlinear fashion, as the love triangle between Art Donaldson, Tashi Duncan and Patrick Zweig is unraveled through flashbacks in the build-up to the climactic tennis match in the present.A day prior to the match between Art and Patrick, Tashi tells her husband Art that if he loses the match, she will leave him – in what’s pitched as a motivator to spur him to win in order to get his tennis career back on track. Later on, Tashi meets with Patrick to ask him to throw the match in Art’s favour, and while he hesitantly agrees, the pair end up briefly rekindling their past romance and have sex in the back of a car.At the match in the present, just as Patrick looks to throw the match by losing points with foul serves, he communicates to Art that he had sex with his wife the night prior by placing his tennis ball against the centre of his racket before his serve – something he did years prior when he first started dating Tashi.

Wall Street Journal, O’Connor – who stars in Challengers alongside Zendaya and Mike Faist – revealed that the one character he would like to play given the chance is a “darker version” of Willy Wonka.However, O’Connor was quick to note that Timothée Chalamet most recently had a turn as the iconic character: “I think probably, I’d love to play Willy Wonka, but like a dark Willy Wonka. I know they just made a Wonka film with Timothée Chalamet, but I would really like to play a sort of darker version of him.”Chalamet isn’t the only actor O’Connor noted to take on the mantle of Wonka.

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.

Challengers, the new tennis-based film starring Zendaya, is out in cinemas tomorrow (April 26).It’s the latest film from acclaimed director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Bones and All), and centres on an intense love triangle between tennis coach Tashi Duncan (Zendaya) and rival racket-thrashers Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor) and Art Donaldson (Mike Faist), who is also her husband.In a four-star review of the film, NME wrote: “The performances are exceptional, with off-the-scale chemistry between all three leads. Zendaya, in particular, is a force of nature, and you feel her angry frustration at her own career path (which was cut short by injury) in every scene.

Zendaya has said that she believes it is “very odd” that she is always asked about kissing her male co-stars in interviews.The actor, who is currently promoting her latest film Challengers, appeared on the Jake’s Takes podcast when the issue of the “abnormal amount of attention” to her kissing scenes was raised by host Jake Hamilton.“I have no idea. I don’t know if it’s because they want it to be, like, a viral thing, I don’t know.