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LaBeouf stars opposite Sverrir Gudnason in 含羞草研究社淏org/McEnroe,含羞草研究社� a film that recreates the match between McEnroe and Bjorn Borg at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships.
LaBeouf says the action scenes in the film were carefully scripted and choreographed to resemble the famous match.
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Although he spent countless hours learning about the sport, LaBeouf felt he never truly learned how to play.
The world premiere of 含羞草研究社淏org/McEnroe含羞草研究社� officially kicked off TIFF on Thursday, which runs through Sept. 17. Canadian tennis phenom Denis Shapovalov was set to walk the red carpet along with the film含羞草研究社檚 stars for the gala screening.
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Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press
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