Josh O’Connor
Glenn Close Joins Daniel Craig in ‘Knives Out 3’ (Exclusive)
Glenn Close is the latest star to board the new Knives Out mystery movie. The actress has joined the all-star cast of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Rian Johnson’s thriller headlined by Daniel Craig. The Netflix feature has been on a casting tear in the past week, furiously sewing up deals as […]
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Naomi Osaka Shares Her Own Tennis Moves Set to ‘Challengers’ Score
Tennis star Naomi Osaka offered her response to Luca Guadagnino’s buzzy tennis movie Challengers on Thursday, sharing her own moves on the court set to the movie’s viral techno score. On TikTok, Osaka posted a video of herself moving through a tennis serve and twirling her racket with her fingers after writing, “Me after watching […]
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Kate Winslet, Josh O’Connor Explore the Life of War Photographer Lee Miller in ‘Lee’ Trailer
Kate Winslet stars as esteemed World War II photographer Lee Miller in the first trailer for the movie Lee. Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment are set to release Ellen Kuras’ drama film in theaters Sept. 27. Winslet stars as Miller, who started her path as a model before documenting World War II as a photographer […]
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Box Office: Zendaya’s ‘Challengers’ Hits Target With $15M Opening for No. 1 Finish
Zendaya’s romance-tennis drama Challengers easily won the weekend box office match with a $15 million opening from 3,477 theaters, in line with expectations and marking the second-best start for an original R-rated drama since the pandemic behind Don’t Worry Darling. It was a bold move for MGM Amazon Studios to open Luca Guadagnino’s sexy adult […]
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Zendaya Got Advice From Timothée Chalamet Before Working With Luca Guadagnino on ‘Challengers’
Before teaming up with director Luca Guadagnino on Challengers, Zendaya sought advice from Dune co-star Timothée Chalamet, who starred in Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name in 2017. “He said wonderful things,” Zendaya told The Hollywood Reporter at the Los Angeles premiere of Challengers on Tuesday. “Luca is brilliant and I’ve wanted to work with […]
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‘Challengers’ Review: Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist Make a Sizzling Trio in Luca Guadagnino’s Sexy Grand Slam
Complicated interpersonal history gets tangled with the competitive drive of pro tennis in this intense round of action on and off the court.
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Zendaya Says Intimacy Coordinator Was “Very Helpful” for ‘Challengers’: “Important That We Felt Safe”
Sydney, Paris, now Rome: Luca Guadagnino’s match moved to the Italian capital on Monday as the highly anticipated Warner Bros. film Challengers continued its world tour. A film about love, relationships and tennis starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, the feature is the eighth film from the director of Call Me by Your Name […]
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Game, Set, Match: Zendaya Takes Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist to Court in ‘Challengers’ Trailer
Love is a dangerous game in the second Challengers trailer, released Wednesday. The highly anticipated Luca Guadagnino film will release this April following delays caused by the actors strike last year. The new trailer offers a second preview into the high-stakes, R-rated love triangle between Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor that plays out at […]
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‘Lee’ Review: Kate Winslet Energizes a Glossy Biopic of Vogue Photographer
The actress plays Lee Miller, a model turned war journalist, in Ellen Kuras' film also starring Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, Noémie Merlant and Andy Samberg.
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‘The Crown’ Star Josh O’Connor Says He Struggled With Fame From Netflix Series: “It Was a F***ed-Up Time”
The Crown star Josh O’Connor is opening up about the challenges he has faced following the success of the hit Netflix historical drama series. In a recent interview with GQ, conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, the actor, who portrayed Prince Charles, admitted that he initially didn’t want to audition for the show, but after […]
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Zendaya’s ‘Challengers’ Moved to 2024, Will Miss Venice Amid Actors Strike
MGM is pushing Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers out of 2023. The R-rated tennis drama starring Zendaya was slated to have a buzzy premiere at the Venice Film Festival followed by a theatrical release on Sept. 15. It will now open in theaters on April 26, 2024, and will bow out as the opening night feature at […]
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Luca Guadagnino’s Zendaya-Starrer ‘Challengers’ to Open Venice
Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, a ménage à trois tennis drama starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, will open the 80th Venice Film Festival, the festival announced Thursday. The film will screen out of competition. Zendaya stars as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature, whose husband, a former champion […]
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