Zendaya's upcoming movie will see her in a never before seen role, portraying a mother, set to take on a role as a tennis star turned trainer in 'Challengers.'
Her character Tashi Duncan, is set to navigate affections of her husband and ex-boyfriend in this sexually-charged story.
Joining her will be Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist, and while discussing their more 'sensuous' scenes, she said she'll be "married...with a kid."
Zendaya said to O’Connor, "You weren’t there. It was a scene in the hotel [between Tashi and Art]. First day, it was, 'You’re a married couple with a kid.' Okay. Alright. Right in the deep end."
O’Connor responded, "I was like, 'Can we not [start with] a scene with all three of us in it?'… I was back in my hotel getting texts saying, 'Oh my God, these guys are incredible!” I was like, 'I’ve got to do so much more work!'"
Faist looked back on the scene and said they had, "six weeks of rehearsal and tennis training" that led them to connect with each other over their tennis skills and the chemistry they built.
"We had six weeks of rehearsal and tennis training, so we were spending full days together. That naturally lends itself to socialization, and we’re all insecure about our tennis games, so it just led to a natural environment to have fun."
O'Connor mentioned director Luca Guadagnino's "really good eye" for matching actors up and Zendaya addressed their healthy relationships with each other as they worked to "figure our shit out."
O’Connor: "I think Luca has a really good eye for who will match up. Zendaya and Mike are very collaborative and open. There was always acceptance of each other. I think that makes chemistry."
Zendaya: "And there’s no competition. Nobody’s trying to outdo the other person. We’re giving each other room to figure our shit out. We’re playing a match."
Faist: [But at tennis] "Z is way better."
She's only approaching her 27th birthday, yet Zendaya has already shown a great deal of range in roles, and 'Challengers' will give her one never before portrayed.
There's still no news on how young her 'child' will be, or how far into her life the story will go, leaving fans interested to see her play a mother.
There are also not a lot of plot details released except for tennis themes and motherhood. It's also unclear how much more will be released, as it's been delayed from the original September 15th release date.
Currently, partly due to the writers' and actors' strikes, 'Challengers' is yet to receive a theatrical release date,
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