CHALLENGERS
CHALLENGERS
Challengers is a 2024 American romantic sports film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Justin Kuritzkes. The plot follows a professional tennis champion (Mike Faist) who plots a comeback with the help of his wife (Zendaya), a former tennis prodigy who retired after an injury, as he goes up against another player (Josh O’Connor), who also happens to be his former best friend and wife’s former lover.[3]
After being delayed from its initial September 2023 release date and pulled out from its slot as the opening film of the 80th Venice International Film Festival due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, Challengers premiered in Sydney, Australia, on March 26, 2024, and is scheduled to be released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on April 26, 2024. The film received critical acclaim, with the cast performances (especially Zendaya) being the main highlight.
Premise
Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach after a career-ending injury, is married to a champion on a losing streak. Her strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against his former best friend, Tashi’s former boyfriend.[3]
Cast
- Zendaya as Tashi Duncan[4]
- Josh O’Connor as Patrick Zweig[4]
- Mike Faist as Art Donaldson[4]
- Darnell Appling as New Rochelle Final Umpire
- AJ Lister as Lily Donaldson
- Nada Despotovich as Tashi’s Mother
- Naheem Garcia as Tashi’s Father
- Hailey Gates as Helen
- Jake Jensen as Finn Larsen[5]
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UNSUNG HERO
UNSUNG HERO
Unsung Hero is an upcoming American Christian drama film directed by Richard Ramsey and Joel Smallbone. The film follows the Smallbone family, including Rebecca (stage name Rebecca St. James) and Joel and Luke Smallbone of For King & Country, who become Christian recording artists.
Plot
In 1991, the Smallbone family moved from Australia to Nashville, Tennessee.
Cast
- Joel Smallbone as David Smallbone
- Daisy Betts as Helen Smallbone
- Kirrilee Berger as Rebecca St. James
- Jonathan Jackson as Eddie DeGarmo
- Lucas Black as Jed Albright
- Candace Cameron Bure as Kay Albright
- Diesel La Torraca as Joel Smallbone
- JJ Pantano as Luke Smallbone
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BREATHE
BREATHE
Breathe is an upcoming American science fiction action thriller film directed by Stefon Bristol, written by Doug Simon, and starring Jennifer Hudson, Milla Jovovich, Quvenzhané Wallis, Common, and Sam Worthington. The film is set in a world where oxygen levels on Earth have dropped making it impossible to live on the planet’s surface without specialised equipment.
Cast
- Jennifer Hudson as Maya
- Milla Jovovich as Tess
- Quvenzhané Wallis as Zora
- Common as Darius
- Sam Worthington as Lucas
- Raúl Castillo as Micah
- Dan Martin as Mike
Production
In December 2019, Doug Simon’s screenplay Breathe was revealed to be on that year’s “Black List” of the most-liked unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.[1] In May 2022, it was announced that Sam Worthington, Jennifer Hudson, Milla Jovovich, Quvenzhané Wallis, and Common were set to star in the film, to be directed by Stefon Bristol.[2]
Filming took place on location in Pennsylvania in late 2022.
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CASH OUT
CASH OUT
Cash Out is an upcoming American action film starring John Travolta, Kristin Davis, Lukas Haas, Quavo, and Joel Cohen. It was directed by Ives, and written by Dipo Oseni and Doug Richardson. The film is scheduled to be released on April 26, 2024.
Plot
In the tense thriller Cash Out, John Travolta is Mason, the leader of a high-end crew of thieves that hang it up for good after a double-cross spells a near miss with the law. Still, when thrust into his younger brother Shawn’s hare-brained scheme to rob a bank—and tempted by what could be his biggest score ever—Mason jumps right back into his old ways. Then the heist goes awry, and the thieves are trapped inside the bank with hostages while surrounded by SWAT teams, the FBI, and Interpol. Among the authorities waiting to nab the crew is someone Mason knows well: lead negotiator Decker (Kristin Davis) — Mason’s former lover.”
Cast
- John Travolta as Mason Goddard[1]
- Kristin Davis as Amelia Deckard[2]
- Quavo as Anton[3]
- Lukas Haas as Shawn Goddard [4]
- Swen Temmel[4]
- Sean Astin[2]
- Noel Gugliemi as Hector[2]
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4/23/2024#”Challengers,” “Unsung Hero,” “Breathe,” “Cash Out”