Plot: On the eve of the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, Swedish champ Bjorn Borg (Sverrir Gudnason) faces the prospect of not being able to achieve his fifth straight win when pitted against rising American tennis champ John McEnroe (Shia LeBeouf). Review: Tiff’s opening night Galas typical start the festival off in a low-key way, with the big guns always saved for the weekend, when all the world... Read More...
- 9/8/2017
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Shia LaBeouf’s “Borg/McEnroe” will open the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, the festival announced on Monday. Directed by Janus Metz and written by Ronnie Sandahl, the film stars LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason and Stellan Skarsgard. It tells the story of the epic rivalry between Swedish tennis legend Björn Borg (Gudnason) and the American John McEnroe (LaBeouf), which came head-to-head during the 1980 Wimbledon Championships.
- 7/31/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
From RedBand.Ca, Sneak Peek restricted 'red band' footage from the Swedish biographical feature "Borg vs McEnroe", directed by Janus Metz, focusing on the rivalry between tennis players Björn Borg and John McEnroe @ the 1980 'Wimbledon Championships', starring Sverrir Gudnason, Shia Labeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny and Robert Emms:
Tennis players Björn Borg and John McEnroe met 14 times on the regular tour and 22 times in total, with their on-court rivalry highlighted by their contrasting temperaments and styles. Borg was known for his cool and emotionless demeanor on court, while McEnroe was famed for his court-side tantrums. Their rivalry extended between 1978 and 1981, with each player winning seven times against the other.
In 1980 McEnroe reached the men's singles final at 'Wimbledon' for the first time, where he faced Borg, who was aiming for an 'Open Era' record fifth consecutive Wimbledon title.
In a fourth set tie-breaker that lasted 20 minutes,...
Tennis players Björn Borg and John McEnroe met 14 times on the regular tour and 22 times in total, with their on-court rivalry highlighted by their contrasting temperaments and styles. Borg was known for his cool and emotionless demeanor on court, while McEnroe was famed for his court-side tantrums. Their rivalry extended between 1978 and 1981, with each player winning seven times against the other.
In 1980 McEnroe reached the men's singles final at 'Wimbledon' for the first time, where he faced Borg, who was aiming for an 'Open Era' record fifth consecutive Wimbledon title.
In a fourth set tie-breaker that lasted 20 minutes,...
- 7/5/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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