"BORG VS MCENROE" OUT IN THE US TODAY!
Directed by Janus Metz and shot by Niels Thastum DFF, BORG VS MCENROE is the story of the legendary Wimbledon match between Björn Borg and John McEnroe in 1980. Starring Shia LaBeouf, who plays McEnroe and Sverrir Gudnason portraying Borg, the film is produced by SF Studios and The Danish Film Institute.
CAMERIMAGE ANNOUNCES 2017 LINEUP
Congratulations to all ECHO clients who have films in this year's Camerimage International Film Festival! Screening in the Director's Debuts Competition is BORG/MCENROE directed by Janus Metz, and lensed by Niels Thastum, who has been nominated in the Music Videos Competition with Alt-J's IN COLD BLOOD, directed by Casper Balslev. Screening in the European Panorama section is Rungano Nyoni's I AM NOT A WITCH, with cinematography by David Gallego, ADFC (a film which features an ECHO collaboration with Holly Rebecca helming costume direction, and Malin Lindholm on art direction).
"BORG MCENROE" OPENS IN THE UK TODAY
Lensed by Niels Thastum and directed by Janus Metz Pedersen, this biographical sports drama stars Shia LaBeouf as the temperamental John McEnroe and Sverrir Gudnason as the stoic Björn Borg in a depiction of the famous '80s tennis rivalry.
“BORG/MCENROE” ANNOUNCED TO OPEN TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
The film, starring Shia LaBeouf, Sverrir Gudnason and Stellan Skarsgard will have it’s world premiere on September 7th and open the festival. Directed by Janus Metz and lensed by ECHO's Director of Photography, Niels Thastum, the biopic tells the story of one of the greatest sports rivalries of all time between McEnroe (LaBeouf) and Swedish star Bjorn Borg in the 1970s and 1980s.