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# WATCH NOW: 'Challengers' Trailer Starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor & Mike Faist
- URL: https://celebritykind.ghost.io/challengers-trailer/
- Published: 2024-01-02T02:17:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T01:08:20.000Z
- Author: Nehal Dalgliesh
- Tags: Movies, Challengers, Josh OConnor, Mike Faist, Zendaya, #Migrated-1790725714374, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-29 23:49

The first trailer for **Zendaya's** new film, *Challengers,* is out now.... and it is breaking the internet!

Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the movie follows the story of tennis prodigy Tashi Duncan (portrayed by Zendaya) who finds herself in a love triangle with two best friends, Art (portrayed by *West Side Story's* Mike Faist) and Patrick (portrayed by *The Crown's* Josh O'Connor). They all have a good time together as teenagers but then Tashi's career is cut short due to injury. Fast forward a few years and Tashi is married to Art and the trio cross paths once again on court.

According to Guadagnino, the story is about "f\*\*\*ed up people" as he so eloquently put it at a [2022 press call](https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63783716/?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io) for his last film, *Bones and All.* But the official logline is a little more explanatory, with the film about "three players who knew each other when they were teenagers as they compete in a tennis tournament to be the world-famous grand slam winner and reignite old rivalries on and off the court."

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The 2 minute and 28 second trailer is set to a remixed version of Rihanna's "S&M" and teases one of Zendaya's most sensual and thrilling roles yet. At one point, her character is sitting on a bed in between her two love interests, kissing each of them. (And if you take just a moment to scroll through Twitter, you'll see just how wild the reactions are!)

In a 2022 interview with [*Variety,*](https://variety.com/2022/film/events/zendaya-luca-guadagnino-tennis-challengers-1235405396/?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io) Guadagnino revealed that the cast had trained with pro tennis coach Brad Gilbert for three months on set and although Zendaya had a body double for her on court scenes, the final cut is *all her!* 

The film is due out in US theatres September 15, and October 5 in Australia.

Watch the *Challengers* trailer now:

*(Feature Image Credit: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)* 

This article was originally posted on June 21, 2023 and reshared on January 3, 2024.