https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/the-challengers-cast-on-intimacy-scenes-and-training-for-the-film/
Ahead of its release, Zendaya, Faist, and O'Connor sat down with Jacqueline Coley to talk about working on Challengers, sharing what it was like to film the intimacy scenes, describing the training involved, and digging into Zendaya's role as producer. Jacqueline Coley for Rotten Tomatoes: You called this "Codependency: The Movie.".

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Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor sit down with FD's Jacqueline Coley to talk about their upcoming movie 'Challengers'. The cast shared what it was like

https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/challengers-tennis-coach-brad-gilbert-interview-rcna149268
Below, Gilbert breaks down the process of training the actors and answers if Zendaya, O'Connor and Faist really played tennis in the film. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/zendaya-intimate-scenes-challengers-coordinator-safe
This week, the leading cast of Challengers stepped out at the film's Italian premiere, where they were asked about how they handled shooting intimate scenes. Daniele Venturelli / WireImage Speaking with the Hollywood Reporter on the carpet, Zendaya revealed that the trio had an intimacy coordinator who helped them feel "safe."

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When Total Film meets Challengers stars Zendaya and The Crown's Josh O'Connor in London in June 2023 they are good-naturedly trash-talking their third wheel, Mike Faist, who can't make this

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Josh O'Connor in "Challengers" (MGM) Patrick Zweig (Josh O'Connor) Pat is Fire in the doubles duo with Art. His passion matches Tashi's and runs up against it at times. He chooses to go

https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/zendaya-challengers-tennis-luca-guadagnino-intimacy-coordinator-b1150303.html
On Monday, the Emmy winner, 27, spoke about the importance of having an intimacy coordinator while filming the sports romance's intimate scenes at the film's premiere in Rome.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/challengers-star-zendaya-intimacy-coordinator-1235869177/
A film about love, relationships and tennis starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist, the feature is the eighth film from the director of Call Me by Your Name and Bones and All. It was

https://www.instyle.com/challengers-movie-review-8643194
Director Luca Guadagnino's 'Challengers,' in theaters now, secures cast and co-stars Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor as three of tomorrow's finest movie stars. Read a review of the tennis

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Don Arnold // Getty Images. Zendaya with 'Challengers' co-stars Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor. Faist, Zendaya's co-star who's previously appeared in the 2021 film adaptation of West Side

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The upcoming film Challengers features scenes of intimacy involving Zendaya, Mike and Josh O'Connor. Hollywood star Zendaya takes on the role of tennis prodigy Tashi in the upcoming film Challengers. As the press tour for Luca Guadagnino's highly anticipated movie kicks off, a premiere was held on April 8 at Cinema Barberini in Rome, Italy

https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/challengers-review-film-2024-zendaya-josh-o-connor-mike-faist-b1150897.html
A lot happens in between, and 13 years later the trio are reunited at a seemingly inane tennis challenger. There's a lot of tennis, sure, but this is Guadagnino, so really the tennis is all

https://www.thewrap.com/challengers-cast-and-characters-guide/
Luca Guadigno's latest film, "Challengers," sits poised to kick off a sizzling run at the box office with a competitive love triangle at its center.Tashi Duncan (Zandaya) can play tennis

https://www.justjared.com/2024/04/08/zendaya-describes-how-she-handled-challengers-intimate-scenes-with-mike-faist-josh-oconnor/
Zendaya is opening up about filming intimate scenes for her new movie Challengers. The 27-year-old actress stars in the Luca Guadagnino -directed romance film alongside Mike Faist and Josh O

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challengers_(film)
Challengers is a 2024 American romantic sports drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes, and stars Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist.The film centers around the love triangle between an injured tennis star turned coach (Zendaya), her low-circuit tennis player ex-boyfriend (O'Connor), and her tennis champion husband (Faist) across thirteen years of

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By Sam Warner Published: 09 April 2024. Zendaya has revealed that she found having an intimacy coordinator on the set of new movie Challengers "very helpful". The Dune actress takes on the role of

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Zendaya is opening up about filming the intimate scenes in 'Challengers.' The movie centers on a love triangle involving Zendaya's character Tashi Duncan, Ar

https://graziamagazine.com/articles/zendaya-challengers-interview/
Zendaya as Tashi in Challengers, directed by Luca Guadagnino, a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film.Credit: Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures "You don't know what tennis is—it's a relationship" This is one of the first lines Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), the tennis wunderkind, "going to turn her whole family into millionaires", coquettishly uttered to Patrick Zweig (Josh O

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Zendaya is opening up about filming the intimate scenes in 'Challengers.' The movie centers on a love triangle involving Zendaya's character Tashi Duncan, Art (played by Mike Faist) and Patrick

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Challengers. R2 hr 11 minApril 26, 2024. 88 % 73 %. From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist - West Side Story), Tashi's strategy

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Challengers. R2 hr 11 minApril 26, 2024. 89 % 73 %. From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist - West Side Story), Tashi's strategy

https://www.aol.co.uk/entertainment/intimate-challengers-scenes-set-internet-205854795.html
Challengers star O'Connor told Yahoo Entertainment that an intimacy coordinator was heavily involved while filming the movie, and director Guadagnino had a clear vision of what he wanted. O

https://nypost.com/2024/04/29/entertainment/zendaya-and-challengers-co-star-dish-on-movies-steamiest-scenes/
Filming the steamy scenes raised its own set of challenges, including Zendaya's family viewing the finished product. "It was hilarious," she told Entertainment Tonight recently, noting her