"The player" is the name of the film about Boris Becker's meteoric career, on which RTL is currently working.
- RTL is working on a film about Boris Becker .
- Three “crime scene” actors will take part in the project.
- The ARD showed a documentary with a similar title in 2017.
Cologne - private broadcaster RTL has commissioned "Zeitsprung Pictures" and "Violet Pictures", he reports on his website. The production companies are to work together to film Boris Becker's career . To do this, they fish directly for prominent managers .
RTL films Boris Becker's career - prominent responsible persons at work
Richard Kopf , author of "4 Blocks", "Labaule & Erben" and "The most important thing in life", will work on the script together with journalist Marcus Schuster . Directed by Hannu Salonen , who was successful with "Oktoberfest 1900" and "Arctic Circle - The Invisible Death". Above all, friends of Sunday evening entertainment know the Finn as responsible for some episodes of the ARD “crime scene” .
Film about Boris Becker: RTL commits "crime scene" actor - who takes the leading role?
So far, who will take on the role of Boris Becker is open. But RTL already announced that the actors Samuel Finzi and Hans-Jochen Wagner and actress Anna Schudt could be won over to the project. With a lot of imagination and an imagined blonde or red head, one could at least imagine Wagner as the tennis legend . But let's just be surprised.
Hans-Jochen Wagner is involved in the filming of Becker's career.
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All three have a lot of experience in television film, played some roles in crime series . Most of them should also be known for their roles in various “crime scene” episodes .
"Boris Becker - The Player": ARD showed a film with a similar title in 2017
A touch of ARD is blowing through the RTL project. Interestingly, the first also produced a television film about the Wimbledon hero in 2017, the title "Boris Becker - The Player" . The occasion was the 50th birthday of today's TV expert , who is currently upset about Wimbledon and the corona panic.
So Becker fans should at least be familiar with the idea and headline, but of course RTL doesn't just make the same film again. The major difference is that the ARD project is a documentary . It offered a retrospective of the sporting highlights of the former exceptional talent, and also the “ Beckermania ” in Germany was illuminated.
In addition, the documentary also covers Becker's career after his career , right through to his turbulent time. From 2016, a camera team accompanied him for a whole year at all public appearances.
RTL film about Boris Becker: Furious finale is the historic Wimbledon triumph
The RTL strip , on the other hand, will be a feature film . It's about tension and emotions. The broadcaster is working on a project that only targets the brilliant triumph at Wimbledon . In 1985 Becker made history at the London tournament. He was the first German professional tennis player to win a single Grand Slam title * and, of course, that was the real sensation, the youngest Wimbledon winner of all time - and he is to this day.
RTL begins his filming with the beginning of Becker's career , the furious finale then offers the Wimbledon success . "The uncompromising nature of professional sports, the tough struggle to get to the top and insights into the psyche and life of an athlete who rose to become a tennis idol at a young age" should be shown, the broadcaster says.
From the province to #Wimbledon: We are filming the sports history of tennis legend Boris Becker.
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Meanwhile, the ex-wife of the German sports legend , Lilly Becker, is also making headlines. However, they are much more spicy. She smooches in front of a camera with a woman.
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