‘Out on a Limb’ Featurette for Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’ Tennis Film
by Alex Billington April 1, 2024Source: YouTube
“I loved making this film. It’s a rollercoaster… and you feel that.” MGM Studios has revealed a featurette for Challengers, the latest film from filmmaker Luca Guadagnino (of A Bigger Splash, Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria, Bones and All). It’s finally landing in theaters this month! Following a long delay from last year. After a losing streak, the wife and coach of a Grand Slam champion signs him up for a Challenger event where he will face off against her former lover – and his former competitor. The full cast includes Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist as the trio caught up in this lovers’ quarrel, plus A.J. Lister and Jake Jensen. The two official trailers for this have been mostly good, this featurette adds a bit more context to Tashi, Zendaya’s character, though there isn’t much footage as it’s less than 60 seconds long. We’ll add more featurettes below for Challengers as they’re unveiled. Looking forward to finally seeing this in a few weeks.
Here’s the “Out on a Limb” featurette for Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, direct from MGM’s YouTube:
You can rewatch the first trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers right here, or the second trailer here.
Tennis player turned coach Tashi (Zendaya) has taken her husband, Art (Mike Faist), and transformed him into a world-famous grand slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she makes him play a “Challenger” event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend (Josh O’Connor). Challengers is directed by acclaimed Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, director the films The Protagonists, Melissa P, I Am Love, A Bigger Splash, Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria, and Bones and All previously, as well as a few docs including Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams most recently. The screenplay is by Justin Kuritzkes. Produced by Luca Guadagnino and Amy Pascal. This hasn’t premiered at any film festivals or elsewhere. MGM will release Guadagnino’s Challengers in theaters nationwide starting April 26th, 2024 this spring.
