American actress Zendaya found herself in a bit of a three-way pickle when the trailer for her upcoming film Challengers dropped. Based on a story of friends turned lovers with a love for tennis at the center, the film is quite unique in nature.
With Luca Guadagnino as the director, people had already been talking about the nature of the movie. Josh O’Connor, who stars alongside Zendaya, talked about kissing Mike Faist (his other co-star) and how it was an improvised scene!
Zendaya’s Latest Film, Challengers, Is Quite Unique In Nature
With the film heavily setting the tone for lust and the difference between friends and love, Challengers was bound to give several physically intimate scenes throughout the film. Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist are the three leads of the movie, and the world has already started judging the film.
As per a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Josh O’Connor talked about the three-way kiss that he shared with Zendaya and Faist on the sets of Challengers. O’Connor stated that the kiss between him and Mike Faist wasn’t planned, and it just happened naturally!
Josh O’Connor reveals that he and Mike Faist improvised their kiss in the ‘Challengers’ intimate scene:
“It turns into this three-way kiss—and then suddenly Mike and I are kissing. That was very clear.” pic.twitter.com/yQIJxJibRd
— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) March 29, 2024
Although that was purely acting necessary for the film, Zendaya, in a separate interview, answered an important question about how actors approach each other for these intimate scenes that require some form of comfort!
Zendaya Talked About How Actors Approach Intimate Scenes!
Acting is quite a tough ordeal, and it especially becomes more difficult if the actors are involved in an intimate scene. Like the scene in Challengers, the interviewer asked Zendaya about her steamy scenes with her co-stars, and here’s what Zendaya had to say for an answer to The Direct.
“Just being committed to the work, and holding space for each other, and being patient with each other, and just being really helpful, and just being in those rooms, and just talking shit through – I think it ultimately led to being in a space where we could just be like, ‘All right, let’s play.'”
With a controversial trailer at hand and fans talking about Challengers’ bold approach to s*x and tennis, the Zendaya starter film is set for a release date of 26 April 2024 in theaters across the U.S. The film is directed by Luca Guadagnino, who is known for directing Call Me by Your Name and Bones and All, so the world is quite excited about the film!
