Sportbladet reports that, six years after I'm Zlatan was published, author David Lagercrantz (The Girl In The Spider’s Web) is in the process of adapting the biography of Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic into a feature film. Written by David Lagercrantz, I'm Zlatan sold over 800,000 copies in Sweden alone and was published in over thirty countries. The movie adaptation will chart Zlatan's life from the age of nine through to his time at Juventus. David Lagercrantz told Sportbladet: "I have
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Borg/McEnroe Set To Open Toronto Film Festival
The world premiere of Borg/McEnroe will take place at the Roy Thomson Hall on September 7th when it opens the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival (7 - 17 September). Directed by Janus Metz (True Detective) and written by Ronnie Sandahl (Svenskjävel), Borg/McEnroe tells the story of tennis star Björn Borg (Sverrir Gudnason) and his rivalry with John McEnroe (Shia LaBeouf), Between 1978 and 1981, Borg and McEnroe met in fourteen matches and won seven each, but the 1980 Wimbledon final became the
New International Trailer For Tennis Biopic Borg/McEnroe
A new trailer has been released for forthcoming movie Borg/McEnroe, written by Ronnie Sandahl (Svenskjävel) and directed by Janus Metz (True Detective), which tells the story of tennis star Björn Borg (Sverrir Gudnason) and his rivalry with John McEnroe (Shia LaBeouf). Between 1978 and 1981, Borg and McEnroe met in fourteen matches and won seven each, but the 1980 Wimbledon final became the stuff of legend, and is considered to be one of the greatest tennis matches of all time. Having lost
John Carew To Star In Football Drama Home Ground
NRK has announced that its NOK 70 million drama Home Ground (Hjemmebane) will star Ane Dahl Torp (Occupied) as the first female football manager in Norway's Premier League, with John Carew as a player on the verge of retirement who returns home to end his career in Norway. Home Ground will follow manager of fictional team Varg i Ulsteinvik, Helena Mikkelsen (Ane Dahl Torp), as she navigates her way through the misogynistic world of professional football, facing a lack of respect
The Legacy Cast Star In Jørgen Hansen Boxing Biopic
Filming is set to begin on Mikkel Serup's boxing biopic, Den Bedste Man (The Best Man), about legendary Danish boxer Jørgen "Gamle" Hansen, who was European Welterweight Champion nine times in the 1970s. It will star Mikkel Følsgaard (The Legacy), Lene Maria Christensen (The Legacy), and Søren Malling (The Killing). Den Bedste Man begins in the late 70s, when most people have written off Jørgen "Gamle" Hansen (Mikkel Følsgaard). He is afraid to go into the ring, his body is worn,