Directed by the visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers captures the complicated relationship between a former tennis protégé Tashi Duncan, her husband Art (Mike Faist), and his former best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend Patrick (Josh O’Connor).

After a major injury derails Tashi’s own tennis career, she turns to coaching and helps Art become a Grand Slam champion. Once he finds himself in a rut, she decides to sign him up for a low-level Challenger event, but things get tricky when he must face Patrick in the final.

Challengers premiered on April 26 to positive reviews, and it’s serving all the right moves at the box office. It grossed $15 million in North America during its opening weekend, a pretty impressive number for an R-rated original film, in addition to collecting another $10 million in other territories.

Challengers owes its box office success to both its amazing marketing campaign and the lack of competition in theatres this week. It made $6.2 million on its first day alone and scored the highest opening of Zendaya’s career for an original, non-IP film.

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Zendaya’s performance was a big deal for her fans because it marked the first time in seven years they got to hear her sing live. She joined Labrinth while he performed the final two songs “I’m Tired” and “All for Us”, which were previously featured on the hit HBO show Euphoria.

Zendaya later took to social media to thank Labrinth for inviting her and giving her “the most beautiful safe space to be on a stage again.” She also expressed her gratitude to the crowd, saying she can’t thank them enough for the love she received at Coachella.

Zendaya previously told Andrew Garfield that she stepped away from music for various reasons and explained why her acting career feels like a better fit.

“I don’t know if I could ever be a pop star. It’s because as an actor, there’s a level of anonymity that I get to have, which I really like. And I get to sort my stuff, whatever that is, through a character and nobody needs to know about it. Whereas in other forms and other mediums, it’s all you all the time,” she explained in an interview with Variety.

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According to its official logline, “amidst the intertwining lives in the town of East Highland, 17-year-old Rue must find hope while balancing the pressures of love, loss, and addiction.” This continues Rue’s arc from Season 2, but the new trailer makes it clear something even darker is coming our way.

The trailer opens with Rue attending a meeting with a mysterious suitcase, and she keeps it close to her throughout the teaser. Her infatuation with Jules doesn’t seem to have faded away, but she’s not the only character dealing with some drama in her love life.

In addition to Zendaya as Rue and Hunter Schafer as Jules, Season 2 will also see the return of Sydney Sweeney as Cassie, Jacob Elordi as Nate, Maude Apatow as Lexi, Alexa Demie as Maddy, Barbie Ferreira as Kat, Storm Reid as Gia, among others.

The upcoming season was preceded by two Christmas specials and it’s s set to premiere on January 9, 2022.

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No Way Home opened in theaters on December 17 as a follow-up to 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home. After his secret identity was revealed in the previous movie, Peter Parker enlists Doctor Strange for help, and he ends up breaking the multiverse open in the process.

Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch reprised their roles from the previous MCU movies, alongside Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, and Marisa Tomei. Several villains from the previous Spider-Man movies also make a comeback, including Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, and Alfred Molina.

No Way Home scored a $587.2 million debut—the third biggest in history behind Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War. It’s close to crossing Infinity War’s domestic box office numbers, with $253 million grossed in the United States and Canada. It also earned $334.2 million in other territories.

No Way Home will be followed by Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, set to premiere on May 6th, 2022. Thor: Love and Thunder and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever are also set to hit the theaters next year.

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The premium cabler announced that the first of the two planned episodes of the series is set to air December 6, before heading to stream on HBO Max. The second episode does not yet have an airdate.

Zendaya confirmed the news via social media, tweeting, “We really missed them. Two special ‘Euphoria episodes coming soon.”

The first episode is titled “Trouble Don’t Last Always.” It will see Rue (Zendaya) in the aftermath of being left by Jules (Hunter Schafer) at the train station and relapsing. The episode was written and helmed by series creator Sam Levinson.

The title and plot for the second episode will be announced at a later date. 

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Well now, she’s in talks to play Ronnie Spector, the frontwoman of the musical group the Ronettes, in an A24 and New Regency-produced biopic of her life.

The film companies have acquired the rights to Spector’s life rights and her autobiography Be My Baby, which Spector wrote with Vince Waldron. They’re hoping that Pulitzer-winner Jackie Sibblies Drury will write the script.

The biopic will be about Spector’s early career and the formation of the Ronettes group, as well as their signing to Phil Spector’s Philles Records. While the group was at the label, they recorded “Be My Baby” and Spector married the record producer. The film will also follow the divorce of Spector and the film producer and the battle for Spector to get the rights to her music.

Marc Platt, who’s working on the Dear Evan Hansen, the Little Mermaid, and Wicked film adaptations, is set to produce the project with Spector to executive produce with her manager Jonathan Greenfield and Zendaya.

Spector personally selected Zendaya to portray her.

Zendaya’s upcoming projects include Denis Villeneuve’s Dune with Timothée Chalamet and Malcom & Marie alongside John David Washington.

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With Cinderella and The Beauty and the Beast having already been remade and The Lion King, Aladdin, and Mulan in hot pursuit, it is only a matter of time with Ariel and co. take us under the sea.

Rumors have claimed that The Greatest Showman star — and former Disney kid — Zendaya would be taking on the role of the red-haired mermaid who finds herself trading her voice for an opportunity to meet her true love.

“I loved The Little Mermaid,” the 22-year-old told PEOPLE. “It is honestly one of my favorite movies of all time. I was obsessed with it when I was a little kid.”

But as for whether or not she will be ganging up with Sebastian and Flounder and becoming part of their world?

“It’s just a rumor so we will see.”

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Directed by the visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers captures the complicated relationship between a former tennis protégé Tashi Duncan, her husband Art (Mike Faist), and his former best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend Patrick (Josh O’Connor).

After a major injury derails Tashi’s own tennis career, she turns to coaching and helps Art become a Grand Slam champion. Once he finds himself in a rut, she decides to sign him up for a low-level Challenger event, but things get tricky when he must face Patrick in the final.

Challengers premiered on April 26 to positive reviews, and it’s serving all the right moves at the box office. It grossed $15 million in North America during its opening weekend, a pretty impressive number for an R-rated original film, in addition to collecting another $10 million in other territories.

Challengers owes its box office success to both its amazing marketing campaign and the lack of competition in theatres this week. It made $6.2 million on its first day alone and scored the highest opening of Zendaya’s career for an original, non-IP film.

The post “Challengers” Tops Domestic Box Office With $15 Million Opening appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

Zendaya’s performance was a big deal for her fans because it marked the first time in seven years they got to hear her sing live. She joined Labrinth while he performed the final two songs “I’m Tired” and “All for Us”, which were previously featured on the hit HBO show Euphoria.

Zendaya later took to social media to thank Labrinth for inviting her and giving her “the most beautiful safe space to be on a stage again.” She also expressed her gratitude to the crowd, saying she can’t thank them enough for the love she received at Coachella.

Zendaya previously told Andrew Garfield that she stepped away from music for various reasons and explained why her acting career feels like a better fit.

“I don’t know if I could ever be a pop star. It’s because as an actor, there’s a level of anonymity that I get to have, which I really like. And I get to sort my stuff, whatever that is, through a character and nobody needs to know about it. Whereas in other forms and other mediums, it’s all you all the time,” she explained in an interview with Variety.

The post Zendaya Surprises Coachella Audience With an Epic Performance Alongside Labrinth appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

According to its official logline, “amidst the intertwining lives in the town of East Highland, 17-year-old Rue must find hope while balancing the pressures of love, loss, and addiction.” This continues Rue’s arc from Season 2, but the new trailer makes it clear something even darker is coming our way.

The trailer opens with Rue attending a meeting with a mysterious suitcase, and she keeps it close to her throughout the teaser. Her infatuation with Jules doesn’t seem to have faded away, but she’s not the only character dealing with some drama in her love life.

In addition to Zendaya as Rue and Hunter Schafer as Jules, Season 2 will also see the return of Sydney Sweeney as Cassie, Jacob Elordi as Nate, Maude Apatow as Lexi, Alexa Demie as Maddy, Barbie Ferreira as Kat, Storm Reid as Gia, among others.

The upcoming season was preceded by two Christmas specials and it’s s set to premiere on January 9, 2022.

The post New Trailer for “Euphoria” Season 2 Promises One Wild Ride appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

No Way Home opened in theaters on December 17 as a follow-up to 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home. After his secret identity was revealed in the previous movie, Peter Parker enlists Doctor Strange for help, and he ends up breaking the multiverse open in the process.

Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch reprised their roles from the previous MCU movies, alongside Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, and Marisa Tomei. Several villains from the previous Spider-Man movies also make a comeback, including Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, and Alfred Molina.

No Way Home scored a $587.2 million debut—the third biggest in history behind Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War. It’s close to crossing Infinity War’s domestic box office numbers, with $253 million grossed in the United States and Canada. It also earned $334.2 million in other territories.

No Way Home will be followed by Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, set to premiere on May 6th, 2022. Thor: Love and Thunder and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever are also set to hit the theaters next year.

The post “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Lands Third Biggest Global Box Office Opening appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

The premium cabler announced that the first of the two planned episodes of the series is set to air December 6, before heading to stream on HBO Max. The second episode does not yet have an airdate.

Zendaya confirmed the news via social media, tweeting, “We really missed them. Two special ‘Euphoria episodes coming soon.”

The first episode is titled “Trouble Don’t Last Always.” It will see Rue (Zendaya) in the aftermath of being left by Jules (Hunter Schafer) at the train station and relapsing. The episode was written and helmed by series creator Sam Levinson.

The title and plot for the second episode will be announced at a later date. 

The post HBO Sets “Euphoria” Special Episode Premiere Date appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

Well now, she’s in talks to play Ronnie Spector, the frontwoman of the musical group the Ronettes, in an A24 and New Regency-produced biopic of her life.

The film companies have acquired the rights to Spector’s life rights and her autobiography Be My Baby, which Spector wrote with Vince Waldron. They’re hoping that Pulitzer-winner Jackie Sibblies Drury will write the script.

The biopic will be about Spector’s early career and the formation of the Ronettes group, as well as their signing to Phil Spector’s Philles Records. While the group was at the label, they recorded “Be My Baby” and Spector married the record producer. The film will also follow the divorce of Spector and the film producer and the battle for Spector to get the rights to her music.

Marc Platt, who’s working on the Dear Evan Hansen, the Little Mermaid, and Wicked film adaptations, is set to produce the project with Spector to executive produce with her manager Jonathan Greenfield and Zendaya.

Spector personally selected Zendaya to portray her.

Zendaya’s upcoming projects include Denis Villeneuve’s Dune with Timothée Chalamet and Malcom & Marie alongside John David Washington.

The post Zendaya in Talks to Star in Ronnie Spector Biopic appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

With Cinderella and The Beauty and the Beast having already been remade and The Lion King, Aladdin, and Mulan in hot pursuit, it is only a matter of time with Ariel and co. take us under the sea.

Rumors have claimed that The Greatest Showman star — and former Disney kid — Zendaya would be taking on the role of the red-haired mermaid who finds herself trading her voice for an opportunity to meet her true love.

“I loved The Little Mermaid,” the 22-year-old told PEOPLE. “It is honestly one of my favorite movies of all time. I was obsessed with it when I was a little kid.”

But as for whether or not she will be ganging up with Sebastian and Flounder and becoming part of their world?

“It’s just a rumor so we will see.”

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