Challengers articles
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How Zendaya rose to every challenge in ‘Challengers’
Not that the film needs one, but “Challengers” actor Josh O’Connor has an alternate title idea in case the need arises: “This could be called ‘Co-dependency: The movie.’” “That was our other title!” Zendaya quips. “Challengers” – its official title – is a tennis drama from director Luca Guadagnino that serves up a thrilling love triangle and seductive performances by Zendaya, O’Connor and Mike Faist. It is set to be released this month after being delayed from its initial September 2023 release...
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Ivar Challenging For NXT North American Title, AOP Challenge For NXT Tag Titles, More Set For 4/30 NXT Spring Breakin'
Two title matches and more have been added to the second night of WWE NXT Spring Breakin' 2024. In one of the newly announced title fights, Oba Femi faces his toughest challenge yet as he defends the NXT North American Championship against WWE Raw star Ivar. Additionally, Akam & Rezar, The Authors of Pain, are coming over to WWE NXT from Friday Night SmackDown to challenge Axiom & Nathan Frazer for the NXT Tag Team Championship. AOP are no strangers to those titles as they won the gold back in...
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How Gay is Challengers, Really?
Because Challengers is a Luca Guadagnino film, and we can reliably expect the movies of the guy who associated Timothée Chalamet with peach-fucking to be at least a little gay, people on the internet have long wondered just how gay it would be. This speaks to a number of things. Most importantly, everyone seems to want to see Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist shag. It also speaks to a greater appetite for queer desire on screen, not least shot by someone who has a proven track record for getting gay...