{"id":5123568,"date":"2024-02-21T09:31:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T14:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=5123568"},"modified":"2024-02-21T09:31:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T14:31:41","slug":"challengers-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/challengers-movie-5123568\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Challengers’: The Steamy New Trailer, Release Date & Everything Else to Know About Zendaya’s Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Game, set, kiss! ‘Challengers’ is one of the most highly-anticipated movies of 2024, and a new trailer has been released that will get us all hot and bothered.<\/h3>\n

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Zendaya<\/strong><\/a> is officially taking over cinemas — in 2024! Just after Dune: Part Two<\/em>, she’ll be coming out swinging with Challengers<\/em>, a new dramedy set in the world of tennis. While the wait for Challengers <\/em>has been a bit longer than we originally thought, the latest trailer promises that the movie will be worth the wait.<\/p>\n

Zendaya has two very<\/em> handsome and talented co-stars in <\/span>Challengers<\/em>. Get ready for one steamy love triangle! From the cast to the new release date to what the movie is all about, <\/span>HollywoodLife<\/strong> has rounded up all the latest updates about the<\/span> Challengers<\/em> movie.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Zendaya as Tashi in ‘Challengers.’ (Metro Goldwyn Mayer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘Challengers’ Release Date<\/h2>\n

Challengers<\/em> will now be hitting theaters on April 26, 2024. That’s quite the push from the previous September 15, 2023, release date. The movie’s original release date was August 11, 2023, but it was later moved to the September date.<\/p>\n

Challengers<\/em> was set to premiere at the 2023 Venice Film Festival. The film has pulled out of the opening night feature at the Venice Film Festival, which is held from August 30 to September 9, due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, according to The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>. The strike prevents stars like Zendaya from promoting the film.<\/p>\n

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Zendaya and Josh O’Connor in ‘Challengers.’ (Amazon MGM Studios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The film will be released exclusively in theaters. A streaming release date has not been revealed yet. Challengers<\/em> is rated R for language throughout, some sexual content, and graphic nudity.<\/p>\n

‘Challengers’ Trailer<\/h2>\n

The first trailer for Challengers<\/em><\/a> dropped on June 20, 2023. The footage — set to Rihanna’s<\/strong><\/a> “S&M” — gives a glimpse of Tashi, Art, and Patrick’s lives in both the past and present day. The trailer chronicles Tashi and Art’s journey to facing off against Patrick, Tashi’s former lover, on the tennis court.<\/p>\n