#mike faist

[vaultlucy]

Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist for The New York Times

“We discussed a lot about how we could flesh out the basic point that the triangle is not just two people after one, but the corners touch together all the time. You’re not jealous of your girlfriend or your boyfriend. You’re jealous because you’re not chosen by one and you’re losing the other.” — Luca Guadagnino, about ‘Challengers’ for The New York Times

#zendaya #josh o'connor #mike faist #luca guadagnino #challengers #challengersedit #challengers 2024 #* #dailyflicks #dailycelebs #dailyfilmandtv #userluz #useraurore #usersophb #userquel

[violetthekiller]

oh

#zendaya #josh o'connor #mike faist #challengers

[daily-men]

MIKE FAIST

Photographed by Jack Pierson for AnOther Magazine Summer/Autumn 2024

#mfaistedit #dailycelebs #flawlesscelebs #challengerscastedit #popularculturesource #menedit #mancandykings #flawlessgentlemen #dailymalestarsedit #dmenedit #by bailey #mike faist

[jilllovesmike]

Zendaya and Mike showing up to a screening of Challengers in an AMC theater in NYC last night.

#mike faist #zendaya #challengers #challengers 2024 #challengers movie #challengers press tour #Art and Tashi

[kitc0nn0r]

#mike faist #babygirl

[niallsdaya]

zendaya and josh getting heated defending tashi & patrick LMAO i love this press tour

#zendaya #mike faist #josh o'connor #challengers #luca guadagnino #challengers movie #tashi duncan #tashi donaldson #art donaldson #patrick zweig

[handsomelyerin]

truly a face born for celluloid. just gorgeous.

#mike faist

[leclercari]

Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist photographed by Jason Hetherington for Variety

#zendaya #josh o'connor #mike faist #challengers #glamoroussource #flawlesscelebs #dailycelebs #challengersedit #zendayaedit #joshoconnoredit #mfaistedit #myedits

[springflwer]

Has anyone posted about this? The video premieres on the 25th (this Thursday) 🫶🏻

#challengers #zendaya #mike faist #josh o'connor

[jesuistrestriste]

oh my god

#holy fuck??? #he’s so beautiful #the most beautiful ever #not to get technical but that color looks so fucking good on him #MM MM MM #i’m sweating #mike faist #mike faist thirst #challengers movie #art donaldson

[luckydiorxoxo]

Josh O’Connor, Zendaya and Mike Faist for The New York Times

#josh o'connor #zendaya #mike faist #black hollywood #melanin #challengers #new york times

[too-deviant]

i need him….so bad……

#i’m like spongebob whenever he doesn’t have water #crawling along gravel for him #@lia yaps #mike faist

[insanely-lovely-and-random]

Ohhh boy wow. Just saw Challengers and my God my bisexual brain was firing all signals. Like within the first five minutes I realised 2 things about this movie. 1 it understands that tennis is a truly boring sport and instead makes it an incredibly sweaty, sexy, compelling game to watch. 2 this movie is bi as all hell and equally in love with all 3 of these people (as was I by the end of the movie).

SPOILERS:

God I was enraptured I think this films pretty subjective and can be seen in a few different ways but I just saw it as 3 people who think their playing the same game but none of them really are. Zendayas playing to win at Tennis, when she can't do it herself she plays through her husband. Art is playing to win the woman he thinks he loves and needs.

And Patrick is the most interesting of all, is he playing because unlike those two he actually needs to out of monetary needs? Maybe but doubt it. Is he playing to win Zendaya? And willing to be her champion unlike Art? Possibly but honestly I think it's the third option. He's playing to get back Art, Art is always a presense in their relationship and he puts him before himself. For sure the unusual sexual history between them is there. The strong friendship turned rivalry. The sheer sexual tension (Goddamn that churro!!) But oddly enough for the guy who may seem like the disloyal asshole type of the three he is both the most honest and oddly loyal. He may sleep with Zendaya but the second she asks him to throw the match? He's furious, he's insulted and refuses. But NOT for himself but for Art. His first words are "How could you do that to Art?" To cheapen his victory, if he were to know would crush Art. Art is always at the tip of his tounge and whats happening.

When they start making out in the dorm Zendaya won't stop talking about tennis but equally whats Patrick talking about? Art. When he finds out Arts not just interested in Zendaya but is acting snakey he's proud.

And god that sauna scene?? (I mean yeah its hot but I mean the dialouge!) He asks Art if he'd miss it and he completely doesn't understand what he's really asking. He once again is talking to somone who thinks their talking about tennis but he's talking about anything but.

I knew that bloody signal was gonna come back and when they had sex in the car I was like "okay this is it, he's gonna tell Art" but the question was.. will it be to hinder him? Make him lose his cool so he loses the game..? OR will he do it to truly spur Art into a game changing rage and unlock his fighting spirit? And as the scene unfolded I belived it was the latter. And it was NOT for Zendaya because he could've easily thrown the match like she said but NO he wanted Art to win fair and square. He wanted to help him do that.

That wordless communication they share? That Zendayas just sat on the outside of not undertanding but worried? Golden. The brutal match and then that gorgeous smile. When I think Art realises what his friend has done and really why he did it. And Patricks, the sheer joy of seeing Art smile at him again. That beautiful, fly through the air and that throw of his own racket down so he can catch Art as he gloriously wins the match. Because tennis was never really what mattered to Patrick, and neither was it really to Art. And despite it being Arts victory they've really both won.

And Zendayas roar of victory from the crowd to me was almost funny. Because she won too. Her husband, her extension of her own career and self won his match with his challenge. His/her past. She also sees it as a victory even though I really won't be suprised if it's lost her both her husband and her back up career/boyfriend. And maybe she won't mind that so much because she got what she wanted. Because she was playing a different game.

Also banging soundtrack, loved it. Also this is just my view of the film and it really can be read multiple ways I'm sure, would love to hear other peoples ideas on it! What can I say I just love so bi emotional drama!

Also Im seeing it again friday so any incorrect quotes, extra thoughts or such I'll probs fix then haha

#challengers #challengers spoilers #zendaya #mike faist #bisexual #movie analysis #but seriously the bi vibes #the camera that felt so generless and fluid #the harsh and loud noise was glorious #josh o'connor #challengers 2024 #challengers movie

[jilllovesmike]

So many thoughts.

#mike faist #josh o'connor #challengers #challengers 2024 #challengers behind the scenes #challengers movie

[kitc0nn0r]

#mike faist #i love him 🥺

[niallsdaya]

Zendaya being the number one Art Donaldson hater pt. 2 😭

#her and mike are so funny #zendaya #mike faist #tashi duncan #tashi donaldson #art donaldson #challengers #challengers movie #josh o'connor #patrick zweig