Challengers writer Justin Kuritzkes on creating a ‘homoerotic’ love triangle

Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O’Connor in Challengers (Image: MGM Studios)

The writer of Challengers, Justin Kuritzkes, has opened up about creating the upcoming film’s central love triangle.

The film sees Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor star as rising tennis pros caught in a love triangle. At first, Tashi Duncan (Zendaya) and Patrick Zweig (O’Connor) date before breaking up. Tashi later marries Art Donaldson (Faist).

Speaking to Attitude on the red carpet at the film’s London premiere on Wednesday (10 March) Kuritzkes said one of the first conversations he had with director Luca Guadagnino was about the love triangle.

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@Challengers Movie writer #JustinKuritzkes explains crafting the film’s love triangle and making it “plausible that there was love between all of them.” The film

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