The power of three is abundant inChallengers.

Theres the love triangle, of course.

Theres the three acts of the film.

zendaya stars as tashi duncan in challengers

Niko Tavernise

Ahead, Gattabrusi and Perez details how they thoughtfully designed each of the characters in the film.

Instead, it mostly boils down to some excellent wigs.

Zendaya suggested the blonde for the bob, Perez says.

still from challengers featuring mike faist and zendaya

Tashi (Zendaya) begs Art (Mike Faist) to get his head in the game.

She’s a woman in that momentshe’s an entitled woman.

She makes [bold] decisions.

It’s a way to make her very different from the beginning, which is powerful.

Mike Faist stars as Art and Josh OConnor as Patrick in director Luca GuadagninosCHALLENGERS

*Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor showcase the duality of Art and Patrick. *

Faist and OConnor also wore wigs in the film.

[Faist] was ice blonde and [OConnor] was dark to find the polarity.

This was intentional to showcase their duality as opponents (both in tennis and love).

Zendaya stars as Tashi in director Luca Guadagninos CHALLENGERS

Young Tashi’s long, dark hair is one of three wigs Zendaya wears in the film.

They were almost like ice and fire; white and black, Gattabrusi says.

[Zendayawore the same product onEuphoriato appear as if she wasnt wearing makeup at all.]

She added freckles with Freck Noir from Freck Beauty.

As Tashi matures, Zendaya transitioned to wearing NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation in various shades to create dimension.

She added a strong contour on Zendaya for a more mature facial structure.

it’s possible for you to understand why [Arts] so tired, Perez says.

Why he’s telling Tashi, I don’t want to play anymore.