Zendaya dazzles on Variety cover with her 挑戦者s co-星/主役にするs Josh O'Connor and マイク Faist... as they 明らかにする/漏らす who had the best abs after their six-week fitness prep for 役割

Zendaya dazzled on the 最新の cover for Variety magazine, と一緒に her 挑戦者s costars Josh O'Connor and マイク Faist.

The trio 星/主役にする in 挑戦者s, a film that 中心s around tennis but also their love triangle between their characters.

Zendaya plays Tashi Duncan, Josh plays Patrick Zweig and マイク plays Art.?

Zendaya, 27, looked beautiful in the cover story, wearing a striking dress consisting of multi-colored rosettes, plaid and silky cream 構成要素.

Josh, Zendaya and マイク all spent six weeks working in the gym and on the tennis 法廷,裁判所s to 準備する for their 役割s.

Zendaya dazzled on the latest cover for Variety magazine , alongside her Challengers costars Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist.?The trio star in Challengers, a film that centers around tennis but also their love triangle between their characters

Zendaya dazzled on the 最新の cover for Variety magazine , と一緒に her 挑戦者s costars Josh O'Connor and マイク Faist.?The trio 星/主役にする in 挑戦者s, a film that 中心s around tennis but also their love triangle between their characters

Josh, Zendaya and Mike all spent six weeks working in the gym and on the tennis courts to prepare for their roles; Zendaya looking stunning on April 20 at a Beverly Hills photo call in LA

Josh, Zendaya and マイク all spent six weeks working in the gym and on the tennis 法廷,裁判所s to 準備する for their 役割s; Zendaya looking 素晴らしい on April 20 at a Beverly Hills photo call in LA

The trio had a daily 決まりきった仕事 of two hours weightlifting and two hours of tennis, with Josh 明らかにする/漏らすing that Zendaya had 'the best abs' of the group after they 手段d how strong their 復部のs are 地位,任命する training.

Josh said that he doesn't like working out at a gym: 'I find gyms incredibly tedious. I get bored very quickly. I always catch myself in the mirror, and I'm like, "You look so pathetic. You look rubbish 持つ/拘留するing your 負わせるs. And out of your depth."'

追加するing: 'So I just never really laste d.'

'There's a piece of 器具/備品 that 対策 how strong your 復部のs are. And Zendaya had the best abs of the three of us by a long way,' Josh said.

'I remember me and マイク laughing, but we were also furious and 猛烈に trying to 改善する our strength,' he said.?

The actors were interviewed last summer, with the pictures taken during that time 同様に - put on 持つ/拘留する 予定 to the actor's strike last 落ちる 原因(となる)ing the film's 解放(する) date to get 押し進めるd 支援する.?

'It's a movie and it's tennis, but its not a tennis movie,' Zendaya said.?

'Its much deeper. Tennis is just a metaphor for a lot bigger s**. For 力/強力にする. For codependency. They're using tennis as their 装置 to get these things out of their system. It's the only way they know how to communicate,' she 追加するd.?

The film features a steamy love scene with all three characters.?

挑戦者s was written by Justin Kuritzkes and directed by Luca Guadagnino.?

'It's a movie and it's tennis, but its not a tennis movie,' Zendaya said; the stunner seen in the film Challengers

'It's a movie a nd it's tennis, but its not a tennis movie,' Zendaya said; the stunner seen in the film 挑戦者s

Pictured in London April 10
Pictured in Milan April 14
Pictured in LA on April 16

Zendaya has 激しく揺するd a number of tennis 主題d outfits for the 全世界の 圧力(をかける) 小旅行する for 挑戦者s

Pictured in London April 11
Pictured in LA April 16

The 星/主役にする plays tennis player Tashi Duncan in 挑戦者s

The film features a steamy love scene with all three characters

The film features a steamy love scene with all three characters

Challengers releases in the US on April 26 by Amazon MGM Studios

挑戦者s 解放(する)s in the US on April 26 by アマゾン MGM Studios

Zendaya spoke about always been cast as a 16 year old in films in shows.

She got her start on the Disney Channel and played a teen in 幸福感 同様に as Spider-man.

'I've been playing 16-year-olds since I was 16. So it was nice to play a character that was not a child anymore. It was also 利益/興味ing playing parts of my life that I 港/避難所't experienced yet: I've not gotten married. I've not had a child,' she said.

'Those milestones, I don't やむを得ず have a direct 言及/関連 point for. That was different to feel. 最終的に, it felt like the 権利 time for a character like this,' she 追加するd.?

Challen gers 解放(する)s in the US on April 26 by アマゾン MGM Studios.?