Worry Holland: Zendaya's new film "The Challenger" is rated R

Overwatch Hollywood Reporter, Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, Mike Fest ("West Side Story") starred in the new film "Challenger" as R-rated, and the reason listed by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) was "consistently foul language, some sexual content and nudity".

The film is directed by Luca Guadagnino ("Call Me by Your Name" and "New Wind") and will be released in North America on September 15 this year. It is a tennis-themed story: the heroine played by Zendaya Tashi is a tennis player-turned-coach who has transformed her husband Art (Fest) from a mediocre player into a world-renowned Grand Slam champion. But Art is now in a losing streak. In order to get him back to his form, Tashi let him participate in a lower-level challenge, but Art's opponent is the former star Patrick (O'Connor) who is currently in a slump. Best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend. With old flames rekindled, rivalries heightened, love and career unresolved, and tensions run high on and off the court, this is everyone's race.

Zendaya, Guadagnino and "Spider-Man" series producer Amy Pascal participated in the production, and Justin Kuritzks' script was selected into the 2021 Hollywood script blacklist, produced by MGM.