Zendaya has recently shared the first look poster for the tennis drama Challengers by Luca Guadagnino. When the trailer dropped, there were many memes related to the movie. The new poster has taken over the internet with its versatility.
The movie was originally set to be out in the summer of 2023 but was changed due to internal issues. The movie stars Zendaya as Tashi, a tennis coach, Mike Faist as Art, and Josh O Conner as Patrick.
Tashi Duncan is portrayed as someone who makes no apologies for her game, both on and off the court. Tashi is married to a champion, Art, who is on a losing streak, and her strategy for her husband’s redemption takes an unexpected turn when he must face off against his old best buddy and Tashi’s previous boyfriend, Patrick.
As the movie progresses, the tension between the past and present of Tashi is leveled up. What we saw in the teaser, however, was a connection based on the three of them having a mutual attraction to each other, which immediately piqued fans’ interest in what was to follow.
That’s why, when the release date was pushed again, the viewers simply waited patiently for the film. Justin Kurtizkes wrote the screenplay for the movie, and it was produced by Amy Pascal, Guadagnino, Zendaya, and Rachel O Connor.
The music for the film is done by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The movie is all set to premiere on April 26, 2024, by Amazon MGM Studios. Zendaya releases the poster as a New Year gift to all the spectators.
What does the poster portray about the movie?
The Challengers is assumed to be one such movie that will blow the minds of the viewers once it is released. There are only a few movies that have taken over the internet in such a way. Most of those will be franchise movies, but it is rare for an indie movie from a director like Luca Guadagnino to take over X, formerly Twitter, this way.
It was on New Year’s Day that Zendaya shared the wickedly smart poster with the caption “Challengers April 26, Wishing You a Happy New Year”.
The poster for the movie is a supreme creation of art and portrays the storyline of the movie in the correct way. The poster mainly focuses on Tashi, and this part of it really worked for the audience I think. It also has both Patrick and Art displayed in the reflection of her glasses.
The clear rivalry between the both is seen from the poster. It has been so long since such posters that include the main characters of the film were made.
The movie is all about a professional tennis player who transitioned into coaching after she met with an accident that put an end to her playing career. But the smart lady does not lose hope and trains her husband to become a world-famous tennis star.
Their life was full of happiness, glamour, and glitz until her former boyfriend arrived back to their lives. Tashi’s husband Art falls into a losing streak, and to help him come out of it, Tashi signs him up for a match against his greatest opponent, who was also his best friend long back.
Many comments flooded her comment box, praising the poster and its creator and saying that it brings the vibe of an eighties poster. Some also commented on to say how big Zendaya is in the poster.
Notice how she’s so big on the poster and the men are so small, she’s queen she’s mother!! Men are nothing
MGM released the first trailer for the film in June when it was scheduled to open the Venice Film Festival, but it was quickly pulled from distribution in solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA strike.
