Challengers (film)
2024 film by Luca Guadagnino / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Challengers is a 2024 American romantic sports drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes, and stars Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist. In the film, struggling former tennis champion Art Donaldson (Faist) plots a comeback with the help of his wife and coach Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), and finds himself facing off against Patrick Zweig (O'Connor), his former best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.
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Directed by | Luca Guadagnino |
Written by | Justin Kuritzkes |
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Cinematography | Sayombhu Mukdeeprom |
Edited by | Marco Costa |
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Running time | 131 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $55 million[2] |
Box office | $78.5 million[3][4] |
Kuritzkes' screenplay was acquired in February 2022, with Guadagnino and the main cast hired shortly thereafter: the leads trained for months with former tennis player and coach Brad Gilbert to prepare for their roles. Principal photography began that May and lasted until that June, with filming primarily taking place in Boston. Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, who previously worked with Guadagnino on Call Me by Your Name (2017) and Suspiria (2018), served as cinematographer.
Delayed from an initial September 2023 release in response to the actors' strike, Challengers premiered in Sydney on March 26, 2024, and was theatrically released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios one month later. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed over $78 million worldwide.