Icelandic actor to play Swedish tennis legend Borg
Sverrir Guðnason. Photo: Friðrik Tryggvason
Icelandic actor Sverrir Guðnason is to play the main role in a new Swedish film about tennis legend Björn Borg – alongside famous US actor Shia LaBeouf.
The film charts the epic career-long duel between Sweden’s Björn Borg, played by Guðnason, and US tennis star John McEnroe, played by LaBeouf. Borg and McEnroe played a total of 22 competitive games against each other, each winning eleven.
Guðnason, 37, moved from Iceland to Sweden at a young age and is a familiar face on Swedish television.
The film will be called Borg v. McEnroe and is directed by Janus Metz. Filming is currently under way in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.
Shia LaBeouf. Photo: Cover media
