The 31-year-old actor portrays the hot-headed tennis legend in the upcoming biopic, which has Sverrir Gudnason taking the role of his Swedish rival Bjorn Borg.
- July 4, 2017
AceShowbiz -
A new trailer for "Borg/McEnroe" has been released for fans' viewing pleasure. The trailer, which is released via Empire, features Shia LaBeouf and Sverrir Gudnason as hot-headed tennis legend John McEnRoe and his Swedish rival Bjorn Borg respectively.
Although the trailer is only 30 seconds in length, it offers some glimpses of how Shia will depict the American former World No. 1 tennis player in the upcoming biopic. In the video, the 31-year-old actor can be seen uttering one of McEnroe's infamous on-court outbursts, "You can not be serious!"
Directed by Janus Metz, the biopic tells the story of McEnroe and Borg's fabled rivalry. With an on-court dynamic many described as "fire and ice," the two tennis legends played 14 official matches from 1978 to 1981, and each won 7.
"Borg/McEnroe" is coming to theaters across the nation this September. The cast members also include Stellan Skarsgard, Ian Blackman, Tuva Novotny and Leo Borg, Bjorn Borg's son who will depict the athlete in his preteen years.
