grim22 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Quote Considered one of the greatest tennis players of his time, McEnroe was known for his tantrums and outbursts during his career and faced off 14 times with Borg, who had a cool and emotionless personality. Back in May, LaBeouf toldVariety how excited he was for this project and that he deeply identified with his character. “[McEnroe and I have] everything in common. Passionate. Perfectionist. Narcissistic. I’m a bit of a caricature also,” Shia stated. “You look for parallels in your life, and I’m lucky because there is a lot here…I’m eager to meet him before we shoot. I got nothing but love and respect for him.” Adding, “The script is brilliant. We are all here because of that. I cried the first time I read it. It’s not based on a book or a biography. It’s based on hard work.” On Tuesday, October 4, the actors, along with Stellan Skarsgård and Tuva Novotny, director Janus Metz Pedersen and writer Ronnie Sandahl attended a press conference in Gothenburg, Sweden to discuss the upcoming feature. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabattery Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antovolk Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 The first teaser from May: Full trailer: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I hope this gets a North American release. I used to like tennis a lot back in the John Mcenroe days and it was a great match and I like Shia LaBeouf so I would definitely be one to see it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Battle of the Sexes and then this one? It's a good time to be a fan of movies about tennis players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alli Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I like tennis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macleod Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) I'm hoping this is RUSH-level good...it looks like it could be...but that's a hard one to beat. I continue to think Shia is a really special actor. Him being off-screen for a time really makes me understand how great it is to have him back. I hope he continues to act, however infrequently. Edited July 4, 2017 by Macleod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I hope Borg kicks his ass. Seriously, what tennis did to Borg pisses me off - basically forcing him into early retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aabattery Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I hope Borg kicks his ass. [emoji38] Seriously, what tennis did to Borg pisses me off - basically forcing him into early retirement. At least he had a long and illustrious career with Star Trek. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I'm assuming this is going to be the movie about their Wimbledon match that Borg won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 12 hours ago, Macleod said: I continue to think Shia is a really special actor. Him being off-screen for a time really makes me understand how great it is to have him back. I hope he continues to act, however infrequently. Have you seen American Honey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 37 minutes ago, baumer said: I'm assuming this is going to be the movie about their Wimbledon match that Borg won. Spoiler alert. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catty Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I'm excited for this - grew up watching them play & I think Shia is a great actor no matter his off-screen antics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75Live Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 8 hours ago, baumer said: I'm assuming this is going to be the movie about their Wimbledon match that Borg won. yeah I'm assuming that has to be the big ending/climax with the movie leading up to it. I don't like some people in this movie, but I may catch it anyway since I like the real story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyGossamer Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 When the movie about the about greatest tennis match of all-time between the two greatest players of all-time... Federer/Nadal '08 Wimbledon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 4 hours ago, JohnnyGossamer said: When the movie about the about greatest tennis match of all-time between the two greatest players of all-time... Federer/Nadal '08 Wimbledon. Seriously, Federer and Nadal are all time greats but there's comparatively little drama there. The trailer looks good but I'm not buying the actors as athletes in their early 20s. Casting a decade plus older changes the dynamics, especially with a 38 yr old playing 24 yr old Borg. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Looks like we're getting the Tennis Cinematic Universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macleod Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 18 hours ago, Ethan Hunt said: Have you seen American Honey? Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Looks great, need to keep it on my radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
