Zendaya Aces Tennis in Her New Movie Challengers

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Join Zendaya on her journey as she transforms into a tennis pro, immersing herself in the world of the sport for the upcoming sports comedy-drama film, Challengers  Challengers Cast:  Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist and Alif Satar  Challengers will hit theaters April 26, 2024!

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00:00 [dramatic music]

00:01 - The life of an athlete, it is all-encompassing.

00:04 Your body is your instrument.

00:07 - You were incredible today.

00:09 It wasn't even like tennis.

00:10 It was an entirely different game.

00:11 - Come on!

00:13 - It was very important to Luca that we all work together,

00:16 train together, do tennis together.

00:18 [dramatic music]

00:20 - I wanted them to disappear within these characters,

00:23 which are three very trained athletes.

00:26 [dramatic music]

00:28 - So we had Brad Gilbert, who was our advisor.

00:30 I mean, he's a legend,

00:31 training the actors for tennis,

00:34 for body, for sports abilities.

00:37 [upbeat music]

00:39 - The overhead shots, the underneath shots,

00:42 the behind shots,

00:44 it's very physically demanding,

00:46 but to see the work of Mike, Josh, and Zee

00:49 put in to make it the best possible tennis...

00:52 - Let's go!

00:53 - That's what I get excited about.

00:55 - Tennis is their life.

00:57 - I'm playing for both of us, Tashi.

00:59 - Blood, sweat, and tears every day.

01:01 - [screams]

01:02 - It's been a lot of hard work,

01:03 and that was fun for me.

01:05 - This is a game about winning the points that matter.

01:07 [upbeat music]

01:10 - ♪ You wish you never, ever met her at all ♪

01:12 - ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

01:14 (whooshing)

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