“I think nods never should be gratuitous,” the director tells “Entertainment Weekly.”
Yes, there are two moments inCall Me by Your NamedirectorLuca Guadagnino’s new movieChallengerswhere peaches pop up.
However, the filmmaker tellsEntertainment Weeklythat the fruit has a different meaning than fans may think.
Zendaya in ‘Challengers’ and Timothee Chalamet in ‘Call Me By Your Name’.Niko Tavernise/ MGM Studios; Sony Pictures Classics/courtesy Everett
However, Guadagnino did not intend that to be aCall Me by Your Namereference.
Guadagnino adds that there is a second moment he used a peach inChallengers.
“And she comes into the room holding a furry peach.”
Additional reporting from Gerrad Hall
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