Zendaya & Josh O'Connor on the queer themes of 'Challengers'

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17 күн бұрын

'Call Me By Your Name' director Luca Guadagnino’s latest film, 'Challengers,' is an erotic tennis drama centered on a thorny, three-way relationship between athletes played by Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist. Recently, screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes described the central romance as “queer, by nature”-a love triangle where, indeed, “all corners” touch-so we decided to ask the trio of stars what it means to them for 'Challengers' to be considered a “queer film” and how that might’ve shaped their approaches to their roles.
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@poindexterorozco 14 күн бұрын

Sooo thankful it’s not 2015 anymore when actors would star in a queer af movie and then deflect about it being queer during the press tour (cough cough bohemian rhapsody)

@whaddup5417 6 күн бұрын

Is it a queer film or does it just have queer elements? I think labeling it as a film *about* a queer relationship just makes the story a lot less compelling and the movie less impactful. Thereby doing less to normalize queer in general.

@ekdud2772 10 күн бұрын

Josh is brilliant, I wish I could see the moment where the cameras start rolling and he goes from this shy, sort of inward seeming individual to the boastful, overly confident character he played onscreen. The switch is crazy. I mean I know that’s what being good at acting entails but it’s still fascinating to see with certain actors.

@ronnieacosta6848 2 күн бұрын

Absolutely!

@sparkygirl266 13 күн бұрын

Mike literally started in the Broke Back Mountain play and yore not going to talk about his queer roles?

@PokhrajRoy. 15 күн бұрын

Justice for Mike Faist

@ImAshley2023 15 күн бұрын

Mike really doesn't care. He'd rather not have to do press interviews

@lavienrosewon8811 15 күн бұрын

Mike dont care fame,the reasons he have no social media

@LinaG-lx5fg 15 күн бұрын

What happened to Mike🙄

@likeacorpse 11 күн бұрын

what happened

@PokhrajRoy. 11 күн бұрын

@@ImAshley2023 Valid

@notoriousfierce 14 күн бұрын

I know you have a limited time but still JUSTICE FOR MIKE FAIST

@sankango 11 күн бұрын

just the interview i was looking for! thank you for asking these questions

@heidinewman9335 14 күн бұрын

Interesting interview. Just saw the film and wow, what a complex character study. Really worth seeing and contemplating.

@miragelamb 15 күн бұрын

Love the interview.

@PokhrajRoy. 15 күн бұрын

So happy to see their interviews and that too, with Cameron. Such fun!

@alinap5023 15 күн бұрын

Mike Faist is right there, not to mention he's one of the leads and you don't even mention his name in the title?

@alfie6441 15 күн бұрын

Yeah because he didn’t get to share his thoughts only Zendaya and Josh answered the question. He says it at the end. Mike doesn’t even care (as evidenced by the vid) why do you?

@ImAshley2023 15 күн бұрын

@@alfie6441 Thank you

@sigsin1 15 күн бұрын

@@alfie6441because he’s one of the two in the “queer” relationship.

@alfie6441 15 күн бұрын

@@sigsin1 but did he get to share his ideas on queer themes in challengers? No

@Dnobs005 11 күн бұрын

I think it was intentional. He had been very snarky with interviewers, they cut him off.

@PokhrajRoy. 15 күн бұрын

Just wanted to say thank you to all the tweeple who gave me a hit tweet about the recent press conferences.

@MeelaMeela000 15 күн бұрын

I think the word Josh is looking for is Polyamory??? I haven’t seen the film so I could be wrong but from this interview alone, I feel like what he’s describing is polyamory.

@HANNAHPOO 15 күн бұрын

i think it’s something bigger than that - more metaphorical or poetic

@darklinaendgame 14 күн бұрын

It’s definitely polyamory they’re just too Media trained to say it

@MeelaMeela000 14 күн бұрын

Metaphorical polyamory?

@ericamacs3875 12 күн бұрын

Kind of badly timed interview but I get that Zendaya jumped in there, shame the question wasn't directed at Mike and Josh straight away, both have played much more explicit queer roles.

@elissalombard7021 10 күн бұрын

I think Mike especially couldn’t care less about answering these questions 😂 Zendaya played Rue as well - and she was a producer in Challengers which is why many of these questions are initially directed at her.

@slitmeow 5 күн бұрын

zendaya is very known for playing a lesbian woman in euphoria wth

@mayababy3012 15 күн бұрын

awwwwww

@LinaG-lx5fg 15 күн бұрын

Josh🫦🫦

@supermilkguy 8 күн бұрын

The LGBTQI2SAP+ Community supports you!!

@monicarose2135 15 күн бұрын

she's doing all the talking...

@leonametalian 10 күн бұрын

he asked her specifically first because she was a producer

@munch314 15 күн бұрын

Gay for pay

@treesny 15 күн бұрын

They're actors.

@DeeMontezx1 15 күн бұрын

@@treesny Actors who are actually engaging in home essential acts for the screen to influence society for the worst. Glad it bombed at the box office ; )

@PeachGirl46 14 күн бұрын

😂

@Meriysi 7 күн бұрын

I don’t think Mike is completely straight