Partial poster “Challengers”.
challenger– Zendaya’s provocative romantic sports drama – will soon be available to stream on Prime Video.
Director: Luca Guadagnino (Call me by your name), challenger was first shown in cinemas before the film was offered as a digital streaming service via premium video-on-demand on May 17th.
Zendaya plays the lead role in challenger as Tashi Donaldson, a standout college tennis player who finds himself in a love triangle with his former friends and current enemies Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) and Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor).
challenger begins in 2019 with a pivotal tennis match between Art and Patrick, and as the film progresses, the story jumps back and forth between 2019 and 2006. In addition to the bitter rivalry between Art and Patrick, Tashi suffers personal heartache when a serious knee injury ends his ambitions to compete in professional tennis.
According to Prime Video (via When to stream?), challenger will be released on the streamer on Thursday, September 19th. You must be an Amazon Prime subscriber to stream the film on Prime Video.
Since challenger is a production of Amazon MGM and made its debut as streaming video-on-demand on MGM+ on July 29.
How was “Challengers” received by audiences and critics?
Accordingly The numbers, challenger During its theatrical run, the film grossed $50.1 million domestically and $43.8 million internationally in ticket sales, for a worldwide total of $71.3 million.
The box office hit found that challenger $55 million production budget before printing and advertising costs.
Rotten tomatoes Critics gave the film a fresh 88% rating based on 360 reviews. The RT Critics consensus for challenger states: “With its trio of outstanding actors who hurl their star power back and forth without ever dropping the ball, challenger is a dynamic and sexy pleasure at court.”
challenger also received a “fresh” audience rating of 73%, based on over 500 verified user reviews.
person Critics who praised Challengers include David Rooney from The Hollywood Reporterwho called the film “intelligent, seductive and full of sexual tension.” The critic also noted that the chemistry between Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist was “outstanding.”
Peter DeBruge from diversity highlighted Zendaya’s performance in challenger as “amazing” and praised Luca Guadagnino’s talent for filmmaking, especially during the scenes on the tennis court. However, Debruge had complaints about the film and wrote: “In terms of the sober narrative, challenger is relatively thin.”
challenger will be released on Prime Video on September 19th.
