Challengersis the biggest movie around right now, and for good reason. Trailers and reviews made it clear that Luca Guadagnino’s sexy sport drama was not to be missed, thanks to the slick style and the overwhelming power of the starring trio. But above all, audiences were drawn to the wildly sensual nature of thenew movie, particularly with one kissing scene involving all three leads.
But, as Luca Guadagnino tells it, the scene wasn’t part of the plan during early stages.
“You want to be the object of the affection of the rival, so you’re jealous of not being part of it as much as you are jealous of your partner being chosen.”
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“The idea [is] that Tashi can see what they don’t want to see or they cannot see, which is this incredible attraction that they have not only for her but also for one another,” Guadagnino added. “And so Justin made the very funny scene, wrote beautiful dialogue, and I thought that the mundanity of this hotel room in Queens was quite touching in portraying youth.
“For me, it was all about staying there, staying with them, staying with the jokes, staying with the moment of embarrassment, followed by the moment of excitement, and eventually to show the geometry the movie sets up in that moment, the power that she had over them.”
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Jessica Cullen is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s previously written for The Digital Fix, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Slate and more. Aside from being the residential Yellowstone expert, she also loves Westerns, ’90s action movies, and true crime. You can email her here: jessica.cullen@dexerto.com.
