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with Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist & Luca Guadagnino photographed by Chantal Anderson for The New York Times — April 25, 2024
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“It’s a movie, and it’s tennis, but it’s not a tennis movie. It’s much deeper — Tennis is just a metaphor for a lot of bigger shit. For power. For codependency. They’re using tennis as their device to get these things out of their system. It’s the only way they know how to communicate.” – Zendaya on ‘Challengers’.
“I’ve been playing 16-year-olds since I was 16 — So it was nice to play a character that was not a child anymore. It was also interesting playing parts of my life that I haven’t experienced yet: I’ve not gotten married. I’ve not had a child. Those milestones, I don’t necessarily have a direct reference point for. That was different to feel. Ultimately, it felt like the right time for a character like this.” — Zendaya on taking on the role of ‘Tashi’ in ‘Challengers’.
“Tashi probably would have went on to be the greatest female tennis player. She had all the makings and the mental fortitude, which makes it even more devastating, because we’ll never know what the world would have been like with her” — Zendaya on ‘Tashi’ in ‘Challengers’.
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with Josh O’Connor & Mike Faist photographed for ‘Challengers’ press in New York — April 26, 2024
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with Mike Faist & Josh O'Connor for surprise appearances at 'Challengers' screenings in New York — April 25, 2024
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with Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor & the crew behind the scenes of ‘Challengers’ — April 25, 2024
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made an appearance at a ‘Challengers’ screening hosted by the Black Girls Tennis Club — April 25, 2024
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