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ISSUE #<strong>536</strong><br />
COVER: MARBYS NEGRETTI<br />
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RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE SEASON 16 FINALE @ THE EDGE
BY EILEEN SHAPIRO<br />
CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT<br />
CHALLENGERS<br />
Starring Zendaya<br />
Visionary<br />
filmmaker<br />
Luca<br />
Guadagnino<br />
presents<br />
Challengers,<br />
written<br />
by Justin<br />
Kuritzkes<br />
and starring<br />
Zendaya<br />
as Tashi<br />
Duncan, a<br />
former tennis<br />
virtuoso<br />
turned coach<br />
and an anomaly who makes no apologies for her game on and off the<br />
court. She is married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist from<br />
West Side Story) and her strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a<br />
surprising turn when he must face his opponent, the washed up Patrick<br />
(Josh O’Connor from The Crown). Patrick just happens to be Tashi‘s<br />
former boyfriend and her husband’s former best friend. Their colliding<br />
pasts and newfound tensions run high, and Tashi must wonder what it<br />
will cost to win.<br />
PHOTO CREDIT: CHALLENGERS<br />
Former Disney star, actress, singer, dancer, model and producer,<br />
ZENDAYA is one of the most acclaimed and relevant stars in Hollywood<br />
at the moment and deservedly so. Having received two Primetime<br />
Emmys, and a Golden Globe award, Time magazine named her one of<br />
the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022, with a following<br />
of 185 million on socials. Her transition from child superstar on the<br />
Disney channel was smoother than most, as her feature film debut was<br />
Spider-Man: Homecoming, released in 2017. She later reprised her role<br />
in its two sequels.
Her role in the HBO series Euphoria made her the youngest recipient<br />
of the Primetime Emmy Award. She has also starred in the musical The<br />
Greatest Showman, the romantic drama Malcolm & Marie, and the science<br />
fiction films Dune and Dune: Part Two, which was released earlier this year.<br />
As a singer, “Rewrite the Stars” from the Greatest Showman soundtrack<strong>–</strong>a<br />
duet with Zac Efron<strong>–</strong>hit the Billboard top 100. She now owns the costarring<br />
role in Challengers, a film she also helped produce.<br />
Reviews of the film paint the cast as giving star quality performances in<br />
a gloriously stylish filmmaking event that’s an energetic and fun time<br />
at the movies. During a press conference with director and cast present,<br />
Zendaya relayed the following answers to questions posed to her:<br />
Where were you in your career when<br />
this project was brought to you and<br />
what made you say you had to do<br />
this and also that you wanted to be a<br />
producer on it?<br />
I believe I was still shooting Euphoria at<br />
the time, and it’s one of those things that<br />
everybody knows, especially when I am<br />
working: it’s really hard to get me to do<br />
anything other than focus on what I’m<br />
going to do tomorrow on set. So we kind<br />
of had a mock table read at my agent’s<br />
house. I just fell in love with the script.<br />
I mean, it was brilliant and it also made<br />
me very nervous. It was something to<br />
tackle because of how complicated these<br />
characters are. Also, because I couldn’t<br />
define what kind of movie it was. It was<br />
funny, so funny.…but I wouldn’t say it<br />
was a comedy. There was drama, but I<br />
wouldn’t say it was just a drama. It had<br />
tennis, but it wasn’t like a sports movie.<br />
So that feeling that it was everything at<br />
once in this beautiful way was terrifying,<br />
but equally exhilarating and exciting,<br />
and it was a character that felt like I had<br />
never read before and had never seen<br />
before. It scared the shit out of me. So I<br />
thought, “Maybe I need to do this.”
And I think being able to be a part of<br />
it in a creative sense and hopefully be<br />
in service to the characters and our<br />
incredible team and help in anyway that<br />
I can to help bring it to life…hearing that<br />
Luca had read it and was interested<br />
in being a part of it was like a dream<br />
because I was such a fan of his work for<br />
so long. We had met once at a dinner<br />
and he was so kind and sweet to me and<br />
he helped me get the vegetarian options<br />
because I couldn’t speak Italian...and I<br />
loved him then. I’ve been hoping to work<br />
with him in some capacity so the idea<br />
that it would be this was magical. We sat<br />
and we talked over Zoom. I understood<br />
that he understood the kind of movie we<br />
wanted to create. He understood these<br />
characters in such a deep sense, down<br />
to joking about what kind of lotion she<br />
would use before she goes to bed at<br />
night. So it just felt like an obvious yes.<br />
What kind of preparation did you<br />
have to go through to learn the tennis<br />
skills?<br />
I call it summer camp. It was great.<br />
Essentially, we got six weeks before we<br />
even started production, to just work<br />
on tennis. We were under the support<br />
and guidance of Brad [tennis coach<br />
Brad Gilbert], which was incredible,<br />
an iconic person in his own right and<br />
truthfully, I had no idea about tennis. All<br />
I really knew about tennis was Venus<br />
and Serena. Again, it was one of those<br />
things that was terrifying as a challenge<br />
to take on because you know you were<br />
supposed to be a great tennis player<br />
and I’ve never been a great tennis<br />
player. I think I was incredibly nervous<br />
showing up on that first day. We were<br />
all incredibly nervous about showing up<br />
that first day. So we did tennis training<br />
alongside each other. We worked<br />
out beside each other. We also had<br />
rehearsal beside each other, which was<br />
such a privilege to be able to have that<br />
time to work on the script and get to<br />
know each other. But during that tennis<br />
training time, I think I was driving myself<br />
crazy trying to become a tennis player. I<br />
remember when I first started hitting the<br />
ball. It just wouldn’t go off. It was going<br />
into trees and it was never even close<br />
to the court. I was like, “Damn, I’ve got<br />
a long way to go.” With tennis, it’s just<br />
not a game you can pick up. So I would<br />
come in and I would feel like I would get<br />
it, like something clicked. Then you come<br />
in the next day and you can’t do it.
You’re like, “Damn, back to square<br />
one.” They were feeding the balls and I<br />
once asked if I could return the serve…<br />
you know, hit me a real one. The way<br />
that thing flew by me so fast…at the<br />
time I still had glasses, so I couldn’t<br />
even see the damn thing. So at some<br />
point, I realized that my approach had<br />
to be different because whatever, this<br />
isn’t working. I was watching Luca and<br />
noticed that he was building these<br />
scenes and choreographing them.<br />
Every shot in these tennis sequences<br />
was a storyboard. It was so exact and<br />
so meticulous. So I thought maybe<br />
that’s how I need to approach it too,<br />
and so I decided to approach it like<br />
choreography, and I am a dancer. So I<br />
decided to let me dance this thing out.<br />
That kind of became my entryway to<br />
looking more like a tennis player, ‘cause<br />
I knew that at some point I wasn’t going<br />
to be one.<br />
At the premiere, you asked the<br />
audience not to judge Tashi too<br />
harshly. But I heard an overwhelming<br />
consensus that people loved Tashi<br />
being a baddie. Have you learned<br />
to embrace her being a bit of a<br />
villainess or do you feel she is just<br />
misunderstood?<br />
I think the response might be that a<br />
female character does not have to be<br />
likable or doesn’t care about you liking<br />
her. She doesn’t ask for forgiveness,<br />
and I think that is probably refreshing.<br />
It was refreshing to me when I read<br />
her, and that is why I wanted to play<br />
her. I feel like it’s our natural instinct<br />
to judge people. So it’s easy to judge<br />
these characters, and I understand that<br />
because we all do. I think the beauty of<br />
this film is that your mind will change.<br />
I know mine has. Every time I watch it,<br />
I mean honestly, I had preconceived<br />
emotions about the character and<br />
then these guys came in and their<br />
performances alone changed my<br />
perception of these characters, what<br />
they brought to them, and how they<br />
embodied them. So I think it’s one of<br />
those things that is ever-changing. So<br />
every time I watch it, I’m still surprised.<br />
You are constantly living with them and<br />
learning something new about them. I<br />
say that only because I know you’d be<br />
wrong. You were going to have an initial<br />
reaction and then you’ll change it. That’s<br />
the beauty of it.<br />
PHOTO CREDIT: CHALLENGERS
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BY BEN NELSON<br />
Dreamland Premieres<br />
at Pride in Asbury Park<br />
Dreamland, the immersive LGBTQ+ festival that has attracted hundreds of thousands<br />
of revelers to its feats in New York City and Miami, will premiere at Asbury Park Pride<br />
on Friday May 31st. Presented by Jake Resnicow, Dreamland: Pride in Asbury Park<br />
will take place at Stone Pony Summer Stage and will feature a headlining performance<br />
by the Grammy Award-winning music sensation Purple Disco Machine.<br />
Only 55 miles from New York City and about 77 miles from Philadelphia, Asbury Park<br />
is queer heaven on the Jersey Shore. It is known for its stunning ocean views, chic<br />
restaurants and hotels and queer-friendly shops and bars. The mile-long boardwalk<br />
is an ideal spot for people watching and leisurely strolls during the day, and, come<br />
evening, gay nightlife ranges from karaoke to drag shows. There’s something for<br />
everyone at Asbury Park, especially during the city’s Pride festivities.<br />
“I’m absolutely thrilled to bring Dreamland to Pride in Asbury Park,” says producer<br />
Jake Resnicow. A premiere promoter in the LGBTQ+ space, Resnicow was recently<br />
honored as one of the OUT100 Most Influential LGBTQ People of the Year. His Pride<br />
Festivals in New York, Miami, Las Vegas and Los Angeles are spectacles, and he’s<br />
produced some of the most prestigious fundraiser events, raising over $30M for<br />
organizations including Life Ball, Trevor Project, The White Party Gala, Ali Forney<br />
Center, Lambda Legal and It <strong>Get</strong>s Better.
With a Performance by Grammy Winner<br />
Purple Disco Machine<br />
“Dreamland: Pride in Asbury Park is more than just a party,” he continues. “It will be a<br />
historic gathering that encapsulates everything Pride stands for: diversity, inclusivity,<br />
and unity. We’re creating a space where everyone is welcome, and every moment is<br />
a step towards true acceptance. It’s a milestone for Asbury Park and for the Pride<br />
movement, and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with everyone.”<br />
Tino Piontek, aka “Purple Disco Machine,” is a high-energy German disco and house<br />
music producer/DJ. Renowned for his remixes of Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson, Calvin<br />
Harris, Elton John, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and Diplo, he ranks as<br />
the #2 best-selling Beatport artist of all time with dance floor favorites including ‘Body<br />
Funk,’ ‘Fireworks’, ‘Dopamine’, and ‘Hypnotized’. He has played every major festival<br />
from Coachella to Tomorrowland with concerts that combine house, disco and funk into<br />
a night of excitement and entertainment.<br />
Through Dreamland Gives Back, a portion of proceeds from Dreamland: Pride In Asbury<br />
Park will benefit Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy and<br />
education organization.<br />
PHOTO CREDIT: BRIAN MCCORMICK<br />
Tickets for Dreamland: Pride in Asbury Park are available now at DreamlandPride.com.
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