Challengers Movie (2024) Cast, OTT, Release Date

GENRE: Romantic Sports Drama
CAST: Zendaya | Josh O’Connor | Mike Faist | Darnell Appliny
CREW: Luca Guadagnino (Directors) | Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, and Zendaya (Producers) | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Music Director)
LANGUAGE: English
RELEASE DATE: June 7, 2024
OTT: Yet to be updated

Highlights

• Zendaya did six weeks of tennis practice with player-turned-coach Brad Gilbert for this film.
• A romantic scene in the trailer created huge hype among fans.
• The film was initially panned to make its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival but was delayed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Challengers is Luca Guadagnino’s latest sports drama starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor in the lead roles. The film also features Darnell Appling, AJ Lister, and Nada Despotovish. Amy Pascal and Rachel O’Connor pitched in financially, along with director Luca and Zendaya under the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Pascal Pictures banners.

Story

The film is about a tennis prodigy who quit playing after a career-altering injury. She became a coach to her husband, who was a former star player on a losing streak. Everything changes when he was set to play against his former friend and his wife’s ex-boyfriend.

Updates

The film premiered in Sydney, Australia, on March 26, 2024, and it’ll be released in the United States, Canada, and other regions on April 26, 2024, by Amazon MGM Studios.

Release Date

Cast

• Zendaya as Tashi Donaldson
• Mike Faist as Art Donaldson
• Josh O’Connor as Patrick Zweig
• Darnell Appling as Umpire
• Bryan Doo as Art’s Physiotherapist
• Shane T Harris as Art’s Security Guard
• Nada Despotovich as Tashi’s Mother
• Joan Mcshane as Line Judge (New Rochelle Final)
• Chris Fowler as TV Sports Commentator (Atlanta 2019)
• Mary Joe Fernandez as TV Sports Commentator (Atlanta 2019)
• A.J. Lister as Lily
• Connor Aulson As Leo Du Marier
• Doria Bramante as Woman with Headset (Atlanta 2019)
• Christine Dye as Motel Front Desk Clerk
• James Sylva as Motel Husband
• Kenneth A. Osherow as Motel Husband
• Kevin Collins as New Rochelle Parking Lot Guard
• Burgess Byrd as USTA Official / Line Judge US Open Jr.
• Jason Tong as Line Judge (New Rochelle Final)
• Hudson Rivera as Y. Kucera (US Open Jr. Player)
• Noah Eisenberg as T. Svoboda (US Open Jr. Player)
• Emma Davis as A. Mueller (US Open Jr. Player)
• Nahem Garcia as Tashi’s Father
• Alex Bancilla as Grosu
• Jake Jensen as Finn Larsen
• Konrad Ryba as Player (New Rochelle Locker Room)
• Hailey Gates as Helen (Patrick’s Date)
• Andrew Rogers as Art’s Teammate (Stanford)
• Beverly Kristenson Helton Umpire (Stanford Match)
• Brad Gilbert as Art’s Teammate (Stanford)
• Sam Xu as Art’s Fan
• Caleb Schneider as Puppeteer

Crew

OTT

As per sources, Challengers Movie OTT rights were bagged by Amazon Prime Video. The film’s online release date will be revealed after its theatrical run.

Trailer

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