

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 the author of CLEANIN’ UP THE TOWN: Remembering Ghostbusters. A Cast and Crew’s Memoir of Ghostbusters
As a film journalist, presenter and interviewer, Claire has moderated BAFTA, Royal Television Society (RTS), Women in Film and Television (WFTV), and Apple Store Q&As and hosted Comic Con panel talks.
Claire is the founder of Premiere Scene Magazine and has had the privilege of interviewing esteemed artists including Tom Cruise, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sigourney Weaver, Emily Blunt, Samuel L Jackson, James Cameron and Andy Serkis.
As a media coach Claire works with leading personal publicists, HBO, Netflix, Warner Bros. Sky, ITV, Penguin Random House, Ebury, the BFI, and DDA, offering practical coaching sessions and safe environment for talent to perfect their interview technique before facing the press. She has extensive experience working with emerging and seasoned professionals and where English is not their first language.
Additionally, Claire is the producer of the critically acclaimed feature documentary CLEANIN’ UP THE TOWN: Remembering Ghostbusters and the upcoming TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Remembering Ghostbusters II.