Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist star as tennis players in Luca Guadagnino's movie "Challengers."
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So to convincingly play elite players, Zendaya, O'Connor, and Faist turned to Gilbert, who has coached players like Andy Roddick and Coco Gauff to championship wins at the US Open.
Zendaya, O'Connor, and Faist underwent physical transformations to look like tennis prosMike Faist as Art Donaldson in "Challengers."
Zendaya and Faist had two months of preparation before traveling to Boston to start filming "Challengers."
Persons:
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Organizations:
Service, MGM, Business
Locations:
Arrakis, Boston, New Rochelle