‘Out on a Limb’ Featurette for Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’ Tennis Movie
by Alex Billington
April 1, 2024
Supply: YouTube
“I cherished making this movie. It is a rollercoaster… and you are feeling that.” MGM Studios has revealed a featurette for Challengers, the newest movie from filmmaker Luca Guadagnino (of A Greater Splash, Name Me By Your Identify, Suspiria, Bones and All). It is lastly touchdown in theaters this month! Following a protracted delay from final yr. After a shedding streak, the spouse and coach of a Grand Slam champion indicators him up for a Challenger occasion the place he’ll face off towards her former lover – and his former competitor. The complete solid consists of Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist because the trio caught up on this lovers’ quarrel, plus A.J. Lister and Jake Jensen. The 2 official trailers for this have been principally good, this featurette provides a bit extra context to Tashi, Zendaya’s character, although there is not a lot footage because it’s lower than 60 seconds lengthy. We’ll add extra featurettes beneath for Challengers as they’re unveiled. Wanting ahead to lastly seeing this in a number of weeks.
This is the “Out on a Limb” featurette for Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, direct from MGM’s YouTube:
You may rewatch the primary trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers proper right here, or the second trailer right here.
Tennis participant turned coach Tashi (Zendaya) has taken her husband, Artwork (Mike Faist), and remodeled him right into a world-famous grand slam champion. To jolt him out of his latest shedding streak, she makes him play a “Challenger” occasion — near the bottom stage of professional event — the place he finds himself standing throughout the web from his former finest pal and Tashi’s former boyfriend (Josh O’Connor). Challengers is directed by acclaimed Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, director the movies The Protagonists, Melissa P, I Am Love, A Greater Splash, Name Me By Your Identify, Suspiria, and Bones and All beforehand, in addition to a number of docs together with Salvatore: Shoemaker of Desires most lately. The screenplay is by Justin Kuritzkes. Produced by Luca Guadagnino and Amy Pascal. This hasn’t premiered at any movie festivals or elsewhere. MGM will launch Guadagnino’s Challengers in theaters nationwide beginning April twenty sixth, 2024 this spring.