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Box Office: Zendaya’s ‘Challengers’ Starts Off With $1.9M in Previews

Apr 26

By Pamela McClintock

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Apr 25

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The New York Times

'Challengers' and That Ending: Our Critics Have Thoughts

2 days ago

‘Challengers’ Heats Up: How Zendaya’s Star Power and a Sexy Love Triangle Could Give Gen Z Its Next Movie Obsession

Apr 24

By Selome Hailu

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Entertainment Weekly News

Entertainment Weekly News

'Challengers' ending explained by Zendaya, Mike Faist, Luca Guadagnino, Josh O'Connor

Apr 26

By Sydney Bucksbaum

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Is Challengers a good film?

With its trio of outstanding performers volleying their star power back and forth without ever dropping the ball, Challengers is a kinetic and sexy romp at court. Challengers' charms might be too subtle for some, but if you're looking for a character-driven story about attraction, there's a lot to like here.

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Was Challengers based on a real story?

Is Challengers based on a true story? It isn't based on a true story. The film follows the fictional character, Tashi Duncan (played by Zendaya), who is a former tennis prodigy-turned-coach.

Zendaya’s new tennis movie Challengers: Cast, crew, & release date

Is Challengers a gay movie?

The film itself? Pretty gay—but it's not as direct as you might expect. Challengers is centrally about aging tennis wunderkind Patrick Zweig (O'Connor) and his ex-bestie-now-frenemy Art Donaldson (Faist), who went on to become a Wimbledon-winning world champ while his old pal faltered.

How Gay is Challengers, Really?

What is the new movie Challengers about?

The whole point was for Art to get his groove back and Patrick to feel like he's back in the game — that is, the three-way relationship — and they got that, too. Between us, though, you're the tennis expert.

'Challengers' and That Ending: Our Critics Have Thoughts

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The New Yorker

The New Yorker

How Does “Challengers” Make a Love Triangle Feel So Empty?

3 days ago

WBUR News

WBUR News

'Challengers' is a sexy soap opera about a tennis love triangle

Apr 25

By Sean Burns

Challengers makes a welcome queer change to the love triangle

Apr 26

New York Post

New York Post

‘Challengers’ review: Steamy Zendaya movie is this year’s ‘Saltburn’

Apr 25

By Johnny Oleksinski

Interviews

Rotten Tomatoes

The Challengers Cast on Intimacy Scenes and Training for the Film

Apr 25

NPR

NPR

The Zendaya-led 'Challengers' is much more than a sexy tennis movie : Pop Culture Happy Hour

Apr 26

By Linda Holmes

'Challengers' Screenwriter on the 'Homoerotic' Nature of Tennis and How Zendaya's Child Stardom Informs the Film

Apr 27

By Selome Hailu

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The New Yorker

The New Yorker

Love Means Nothing in Tennis but Everything in “Challengers”

Apr 23

By Justin Chang

USA TODAY

USA TODAY

'Challengers' parent review: A guide to Zendaya movie for kids

Apr 26

By Brian Truitt

Challengers ending explained: a tennis umpire on who wins the match.

Apr 26

By Dan Kois

Yahoo Entertainment

Yahoo Entertainment

Yahoo Entertainment

'Challengers' stars Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor on filming three-way kiss: It's 'like a dance'

Apr 23

By Taryn Ryder

Vogue

Vogue

“Challengers” Is Jonathan Anderson's Love Letter to Normal Clothes

Apr 26

By Jose Criales Unzueta

Blavity News

Blavity News

Zendaya On Channeling The Pressure Of Being 'Twice As Good' In 'Challengers' - Blavity

Apr 26

By Monique Jones

The Cut

The Cut

Review: Every Thought We Had Watching 'Challengers'

Apr 26

Harper's BAZAAR

Harper's BAZAAR

Harper's BAZAAR

"Challengers" and Why We Can't Stop Loving Sexy Tennis Movies

Apr 24

Justin Kuritzkes on What Inspired the 'Challengers' Script

Apr 23

By Madeline Coleman

Rian Johnson and Edgar Wright Praise 'Challengers' for Being a 'Propulsive' Masterpiece

Apr 26

By Samantha Bergeson

Good Morning America

Review: Zendaya shines like the true movie star she is in 'Challengers'

Apr 26

By Peter Travers

Paste Magazine

Paste Magazine

Challengers Review: A Sexy, Simmering Tennis Triangle

Apr 24

By Brianna Zigler

If ‘Challengers’ Does Well in Theaters, Expect It to Be in the Oscars Conversation

Apr 26

Connecticut Public

Connecticut Public

Watch a tense romantic triangle play out on the tennis court in 'Challengers'

Apr 26

By Justin Chang

Vail Daily

The Movie Guru: 'Challengers' and 'Scoop' offer their own kind of power plays

Apr 26

By Jenniffer Wardell

Next Best Picture

The Next Best Picture Podcast - "Challengers"

Apr 27

By Matt Neglia

The Conversation Indonesia

The Conversation Indonesia

The Conversation Indonesia

Challengers: new Zendaya tennis film reviewed by an expert in the psychology of competition

Apr 25

WATCH: Zendaya Reflects on What Factor Race Plays in “Challengers” Off-Court Romance

Apr 26

By Rivéa Ruff

How locally filmed 'Challengers' made Boston disappear into the background

Apr 26

By Haley Lerner

Jefferson City News Tribune

Review: Prepare to get hot and bothered with ‘Challengers’

Apr 28

The Philadelphia Tribune

Steamy love matches and thrilling tennis matches in 'Challengers'

Apr 26

By Kathia Woods

Refinery29

Refinery29

In Challengers, Ambition Is Sexy Again But At A Cost

Apr 26

By Patricia Karounos

Mid Florida Newspapers

Prepare to get hot and bothered with stylish, synthy tennis drama 'Challengers'

Apr 26

By Lindsey Bahr

When Is 'Challengers' Streaming?

Apr 26

By Emily Burack

Home — Crooked Marquee

Review: Challengers – Crooked Marquee

Apr 25

By Kimber Myers

AfroTech

Zendaya Was Paid $10M To Star In And Produce 'Challengers'

Apr 26

By Samantha Dorisca

Screen International

'Challengers' serves up $24m at global box office; Korea's 'The Roundup: Punishment' tops chart

Apr 29

'Challengers' Didn't Need Sex Scenes Because It Had Foreplay

Apr 26

By Melanie Whyte

Women's Health

Women's Health

Is The 'Junior Curse' From 'Challengers' Real? Tennis Pros Say Yes

Apr 26

By Charlotte Walsh

The Bedford Citizen

The Bedford Citizen

Movie 'Challengers' Opening this Weekend - What's Bedford Thinking?

Apr 26

By Gene Kalb

W Magazine

W Magazine

Jonathan Anderson & Luca Guadagnino on 'Challengers' Costumes & Their Next Film 'Queer'

Apr 23

By William Middleton

IGN

IGN

In Challengers, Zendaya’s Unapologetically Ambitious Character Changes the Love Triangle Game

Apr 27

TheWrap

TheWrap

Challengers Leads Quiet Pre-Summer Box Office With $15.2 Million

Apr 27

By Jeremy Fuster

TODAY

TODAY

'Challengers' Parents Guide: Is It Appropriate For Kids?

Apr 30

PEOPLE

PEOPLE

'Challengers' Review: Zendaya Stars in a Sensational, Sexy Comedy

Apr 26

By Tom Gliatto

Media Play News

Amazon MGM Studios' Zendaya Film 'Challengers' Vies for Weekend Box Office Throne

Apr 26

By Erik Gruenwedel

Screen Rant

Screen Rant

Zendaya's New 91% Rotten Tomatoes Sports Drama Success Is Great News For 3-Year-Old Movie's Sequel Plans

Apr 26

By Kayla Laguerre-lewis

Is Josh O'Connor Gay in Real Life? Sexuality, Who the Challengers Star Dating?

Apr 26

By Lea Veloso

UNILAD

UNILAD

Zendaya's co-star opens up on what it was like filming intimate scenes in Challengers threesome

Apr 25

By Emily Brown

FandomWire

FandomWire

"That's really low": Zendaya Fans Find 'Challengers' CinemaScore Rating Unacceptable

Apr 27

How First-Timer Justin Kuritzkes Wrote the Year's Horniest Movie

Apr 23

Everything to know about Challengers (and tennis) before watching

Apr 25

By Tasha Robinson

Zendaya delivers award-worthy performance in 'Challengers' | Times Georgian | times-georgian.com

Apr 27

By Josh Sewell

Business Insider

Business Insider

Business Insider

'Challengers' inspired by Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka US Open final

Apr 26

By Olivia Singh

The Daily Beast

The World Has Never Been So Excited to See People Kiss

Apr 26

By Kevin Fallon

'Challengers' Makes $1.9M in Thursday Previews — World of Reel

Apr 26

By Jordan Ruimy

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