Challengers: Patrick & Art's Hot Churro Scene Explained By Star

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Summary Mike Faist sees the churro scene as a strategic tennis match between characters in Challengers, using it to express interest.

Faist reveals that working with Josh O'Connor in the scene is like playing tennis, teeing each other up and hitting balls back.

Challengers, a romantic sports comedy film starring Zendaya, enjoyed a $15 million opening weekend and topped the box office.

Challengers star Mike Faist thinks that the churro scene is just another tennis match. Faist, Josh O'Connor, and Zendaya star as a trio of skilled players who fall in and out of love with each other. As they desperately work to enhance their careers, they also have to reckon with their love story in the R-rated drama. The movie enjoyed a $15 million opening weekend and took the top spot at the weekend box office.

While the Challengers cast might have enjoyed their matches, the characters viewed everything as a tennis match. In an interview with USA Today, Faist revealed that the churro scene in the movie is all about the characters playing off of each other. In a way, they choose to use the churro as a metaphorical tennis ball allowing them to express their interest in one another. Check out his full quote below:

“That scene in particular is just about the interplay between them. So when Josh is holding that churro right to my mouth, it’s so obviously there that I’m going to take a bite of his churro. But that’s the great thing about working with Josh: He tees you up for something and I hit the ball back. It’s like a game of tennis – we’re just giving each other something to play with.”

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Source: USA Today