Zendaya Used Her Dance Training to Prepare for ‘Challengers’ Role

Zendaya and Jennifer discuss their bond with their pets. Plus, the “Challengers” star admits she was nervous about Venus Williams watching her new movie after having had no tennis experience until she took on the role as a professional player.
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[@andydv27]

Hopefully Zendaya does go back to her dance background someday! She's incredibly talented!! I remember watching her on Shake it Up growing up and then on Dancing with the Stars which was such an iconic era!!

[@RepentantSinner86]

To do what? From being a movie star back to a dancer? No thanks

[@ImAshley2023]

​@@RepentantSinner86 No, she can simply add dancing back into her repertoire. She can do a dance film, she can be a collaborative dancer with a singer in music videos & on tour, and she can also be her own singer/performer again. But with all that she doesn't have to stop acting. Heck she can simply choreograph a routine and post it to her Instagram like many dancers do nowadays

[@RepentantSinner86]

@@ImAshley2023 no thanks

[@lisaschaffel266]

@@ImAshley2023yes, she definitely could do that

[@johnjackson1466]

Even Zendaya feels the real love from the 'Happy Place.'

[@cacobapt]

Zendaya was like "tennis ball but make it fashion" and Jennifer was like "Wednesday but make it auntie and gospel" 😂😂😂 love them both

[@SimpliAbbi08]

I've always dreamed that Zendaya would be on this show, because she is my queen and this is my favorite talk show!! 💗💗💗

[@zbedfi]

Zendaya is such a queen! Jennifer is the best celebrity-turned- talk show host bc she actually lets the guests talk & doesn’t interrupt constantly!

[@lilachodan4941]

1:15 Omg sisters

[@TheElFamilyofstars]

Im a Virgo ♍️ too Yes producer too ok 👌🏽

[@ItsKells]

I CANNOT believe that audience didn't cheer when they put that pic of Venus up there 😮 VENUS looked STUNNING 😍 🤩

[@user-vc9or5uc4x]

She’s so like able and talented

[@gloriaburton9791]

Love this young lady wishing her a great future 🙏

[@lilachodan4941]

2:27 😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@mickeelahpowell4437]

Finallyyyyyy😂❤

[@danseusede-degas_princesse6590]

Hi Jennifer is fantastic you to Zendeya 😊

[@85123_.]

I love the challengers movie it was boss lol your fan DJ glam beats from Vegas

[@sofianavarrete4231]

A 100

[@shariep3758]

Virgo!!!!

[@clairesnelson9961]

As someone who has played tennis for years, i can atest that it is very difficult!! Its not just something you pick one day and decide to do. I have to appluade zendaya and her incrediable tennis double they make it look flawless!

[@MsSkyisblack]

Come through Jenifer Adams

[@sieraclayton1503]

Everyone (who's old enough) go see Zendaya's film, CHALLENGERS. The acting, cinematography, and music are great in it. I wish it were a more wholesome film, but if it is successful, Zendaya will be able to FUND more wholesome films in the future, since she is a producer on this one.

[@transmutatingaswespeak3480]

is this the same set where Ellen show was

[@sieraclayton1503]

Everyone go see this great film. I wish CHALLENGERS were more wholesome, though. But if it's successful, Zendaya, as producer, will be able to make more Wholesome films.

[@KayKessler-cy2zl]

I would have been a star

[@sieraclayton1503]

The director and Zendaya's co-star, Josh O'Connor, stated that Zendaya did such a great job learning and playing tennis, that it was amazing. The director stated that he used mostly the footage from Zendaya instead of that of the tennis playing stunt double. So Zendaya should be modest but not nearly as self-deprecating as she has been about her tennis-playing abilities. The audience wants to have that willing suspension of disbelief, after all. We want to believe you're a great tennis player. So let us. After the film's been out and everyone's seen it, then one day far in the future you can revisit and discuss how things went behind the scenes. Till then - let us believe.

[@transmutatingaswespeak3480]

fuzzy tennis ball look 😭😭

[@billiestevens318]

Zzzzzzzzz boring

[@Pandapoop]

Love that colour on her!