Lower than a yr after Luca Guadagnino‘s cannibal love story Bones and All, the Italian director returns with Challengers. Written by playwright Justin Kuritzkes, the movie stars Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist as individuals in a ménage à trois that ultimately develops right into a monogamous marriage between two of them. Years later, the trio unexpectedly reunite, stirring emotions of jealousy, lust and betrayal anew.
Per the movie’s official synopsis:
Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a pressure of nature who makes no apologies for her recreation on and off the court docket. Married to a champion on a shedding streak (Mike Faist), Tashi’s technique for her husband’s redemption takes a shocking flip when he should face off in opposition to the washed-up Patrick (Josh O’Connor)—his former finest pal and Tashi’s former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run excessive, Tashi should ask herself, what’s going to it price to win.
Challengers will completely hit theaters on September 15 from Amazon MGM Studios. Watch the trailer above.
