LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'Euphoria' star Zendaya gets caught up in a hot love triangle in her next movie 'Challengers.' The much-anticipated first trailer for Luca Guadagnino's upcoming feature film, 'Challengers,' has finally been released, giving fans their first glimpse of Zendaya and Josh O'Connor in the romantic sports comedy. The trailer of the sports drama released on Tuesday, June 20, as per Daily Mail. The MGM production is scheduled to have its theatrical premiere on September 15.
Zendaya, 26, who has been hanging out in London with her real-life boyfriend Tom Holland, 27, plays professional tennis player Tashi alongside O'Connor and Mike Faist. The on-screen chemistry between Zendaya and Holland in the 'Spider-Man' trilogy came alive as they are also involved in a real-life romance. Holland recently revealed to The Hollywood Reporter why he and Zendaya desire to keep their romantic life private. Holland stressed the importance of their relationship, saying, "Our relationship is something that we are incredibly protective of, and we want to keep it as sacred as possible."
Synopsis of 'Challengers'
The official synopsis of the movie reads, "'Challengers' is 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." The story of 'Challengers' centers on Tashi and her husband Art (Faist) as they meet up with Patrick (O'Connor), a former foe who also happens to be Tashi's ex-lover and best friend. Tashi persuades Art to sign up for the Challengers tennis tournament, but when Art finds out he'll be facing Patrick, drama — and fierce competition — follow.
Director Guadagnino told Variety that Zendaya trained with tennis professional and former player Brad Gilbert for three months. Speaking of the 'Euphoria' star, Guadagnino told Variety in October, "She’s wonderful. I mean, wow. We edited the movie and we almost actually don’t use any of her double. She’s so good." He added, "All three leads spent like three months working very hard—technically, athletically."
'This indirectly requiring Tom to be strong'
Following the release of 'Challengers' steamy trailer, fans and followers of the 'Euphoria' star immediately took to social media to express how Holland would have been reacting to her being enticed by two other men. One fan wrote on Twitter, "This indirectly requiring Tom to be strong for all lads with OF gf. I know he didn’t ask for this but, with great power comes great responsibility." A second fan shared a funny meme and wrote, "Tom congratulating her on the roll." A third fan quipped, "Tom Holland on set congratulating Zendaya on the landing the role." A fourth Twitter user chimed in, "Now we know why Tom's taking a break from acting." One more fan shared a meme and wrote, "Tom holland rn." Someone else wrote, "Lord tell me this is Tom Hollands final humiliation ritual." "You have to think about stopping one scene tom, One scene or save the entire world. Every World," snarked another Twitter user. Several memes have also been shared over Zendaya's sensual onscreen presence.
