Zendaya is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of her forthcoming romantic sports drama 'Challengers.' The actress shared a new trailer for the film on Instagram, writing, "'CHALLENGERS trailer 2… + a lil something special.' – Zendaya." That "something special" is footage from Zendaya's personal video diaries from the set of the movie that played following the preview.
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00:00 - [Director] All right, stand by.
00:01 (camera shutter clicks)
00:03 - Oh, cool. - Miss Toshi Duncan.
00:04 This is like the beginning of what's supposed to be
00:07 a really great life, but, you know.
00:09 - Zendaya is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look
00:12 at the making of her forthcoming
00:14 romantic sports drama, "Challengers."
00:16 The actress shared a new trailer for the film
00:17 on Instagram, writing, "Challengers trailer two,
00:20 "plus a little something special."
00:22 That something special is footage
00:23 from Zendaya's personal video diaries
00:25 from the set of the movie that played following the preview.
00:28 - Is this what you're into?
00:30 - Nothin' in about that.
00:31 (laughing)
00:33 - As for the trailer, the preview is soundtracked
00:35 by Nelly Furtado's 2006 hit, "Maneater,"
00:37 and features new footage from the highly anticipated film.
00:40 - He's not in love with you.
00:42 - What makes you think I want someone
00:44 to be in love with me?
00:45 - The movie sees Zendaya star as Toshi Duncan,
00:47 a former tennis prodigy turned coach
00:49 after a career-ending injury.
00:51 - Unfortunately, my only skill in life
00:52 is hitting a ball with a racket.
00:54 - I want you to be my coach.
00:56 - Now her tennis champion husband,
00:57 played by Mike Feist, is on a losing streak.
00:59 To jolt him out of his slump, Toshi sets up a match
01:02 against a washed-up player, Patrick,
01:03 played by Josh O'Connor.
01:05 - Come have a cigarette with me, I have to talk to you.
01:07 - I don't smoke, and I'm not talking to you.
01:09 - Not coincidentally, Patrick is her husband's
01:17 former best friend and Toshi's ex-boyfriend.
01:20 - Come here.
01:21 - Which one of us?
01:23 - The film was originally set to hit theaters last September,
01:26 but its release date was pushed due to the SAG Afterstrike.
01:28 Challengers will now be released on April 26th.
01:31 For more on Challengers, head to THR.com.
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