

At A Glance
Game, set and match to Borg vs. McEnroe director Janus Metz who triumphantly captures not only a golden era of tennis, but crucially two personalities who dominated tennis in 1980, Björn Borg and John McEnroe.

Film Details
Directed by Janus Metz
Written by Ronnie Sandahl
Released by Curzon Artificial Eye
2017, 107 minutes
In UK Cinemas 22nd September
Cast
Sverrir Gudnason as Björn Borg
Shia LaBeouf as John McEnroe
Stellan Skarsgård as Lennart Bergelin
Borg vs. McEnroe - UK Premiere
Premiere Scene’s Claire Bueno and Anthony Bueno were in the company of champions, actors Stellan Skarsgård and Sverrir Gudnason, and Janus Metz as they attend the UK Premiere of the knockout tennis film Borg vs McEnroe.
Join us as we ask Sverrir Gudnason about the work involved in portraying Swedish tennis World Champion Björn Borg, Stellan Skarsgård about playing Borg’s coach and also for Wimbledon Champion Lennart Bergelin and director Janus Metz about the emotionally charged film that is much more about the personalities behind the adversaries.
“Borg and McEnroe was an era when tennis players became huge stars." - Stellan Skarsgård
Borg vs. McEnroe - Cast & Crew Interviews
Sverrir Gudnason - interview
Stellan Skarsgård - interview
Janus Metz - interview
Borg vs. McEnroe - Official Trailer
Claire Bueno
Claire Bueno is a film journalist, presenter and interviewer, having moderated BAFTA and Apple Store Q&As and hosted Comic Con panel talks. She has interviewed high calibre artistes such as Tom Cruise, George Clooney, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sigourney Weaver, Nicole Kidman, Emily Blunt, Samuel L Jackson, James Cameron and Andy Serkis. Having studied with the London School of Journalism, she received a diploma with distinction in Freelance and Feature Writing and has written for 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die and Curzon Magazine. Additionally, Claire is the producer of the feature documentary CLEANIN’ UP THE TOWN: Remembering Ghostbusters which will be released in 2019.