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Shia LaBeouf stars as tennis legend John McEnroe in the first teaser trailer for Borg Vs. McEnroe!

The movie is about two tennis legends, John McEnroe and his Swedish rival Björn Borg, taking the court and depicting their famous rivalry in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They played 14 matches against each other during that time span and each won 7.

Sverrir Gudnason takes on the role of Borg in the new film. Stellan Skarsgard, Ian Blackman, Tuva Novotny, and Leo Borg also star.

The movie will hit theaters on September 15, 2017.

Shia LaBeouf is all smiles while speaking at a press conference for his latest film Borg/McEnroe held on Tuesday (October 4) in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The 30-year-old actor was joined by his co-stars Stellan Skarsgard, Tuva Novotny and Sverrir Gudnason, director Janus Metz Pedersen and writer Ronnie Sandahl.

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Borg/McEnroe focuses on the 1980 Wimbledon final match between tennis stars Bjorn Borg (Sverrir) and John McEnroe (LaBeouf).

“[McEnroe and I have] everything in common. Passionate. Perfectionist. Narcissistic. I’m a bit of a caricature also,” Shia confessed to Variety in May. “You look for parallels in your life, and I’m lucky because there is a lot here…I haven’t met him yet, but I’m eager to meet him before we shoot. I got nothing but love and respect for him.”

“The script is brilliant. We are all here because of that,” Shia added. “I cried the first time I read it. It’s not based on a book or a biography. It’s based on hard work.”