At the finals of Wimbledon in 1980, two men—a placid, methodical swede, Björn Borg, and a vocal, emotional American, John McEnroe—went head to head in a grudge-match that is still on the minds of every fan of the sport. The events that shaped these two men are played out in Janus Metz’s Borg/McEnroe, which opened the T…

The Toronto Film Festival kicked off tonight with the world premiere of Borg/McEnroe, the Neon 2018 release that centers on the Wimbledon final of all Wimbledon finals in 1980 between Bjorn Borg going for his fifth men’s singles title there versus outspoken upstart John McEnroe. But at this packed festival it isn’t…

John McEnroe is a misunderstood guy, in sum an artist. This was actor Shia LaBeouf’s assessment of the tennis champ he portrays in Borg/McEnroe, tonight’s opening-night film at the Toronto International Film Festival. It focuses on the epic showdown between McEnroe and Swedish tennis master Bjorn Borg (Sverrir…

The world premiere of Borg/McEnroe will be the Opening Night Gala film at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival. The screening will be held at the Roy Thomson Hall on September 7.

Directed by Janus Metz and written by Ronnie Sandahl, the film stars Shia LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason and Stellan Skarsgård.

Borg/McEnr…

UPDATED with LaBeouf charged and released:  Shia LaBeouf was arrested in New York early Thursday morning after he allegedly pushed a man outside of the site of his new permanent protest against new President Donald Trump. He was charged with misdemeanor assault and released, according to NYC police.

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