There haven't been a ton of movies centered around the sport of tennis (damn you Wimbledon!), but suddenly they are in style around Hollywood. There are multiple films on the way centered on the classic "Battle of the Sexes", and in a few weeks HBO will debut 7 Days in Hell, a mockumentary starring Andy Samberg and Kit Harington as tennis rivals who played the longest match in history. Here's the synopsis:
"This sports “documentary” brings together Andy Samberg and Kit Harington for a look back at a pair of fictional players from the not-too-distant past, who played the longest and greatest tennis match of all time: a seven-day, five-set marathon that took literally everything out of them. In addition to highlights (and lowlights) from the match, the special looks back at the lives and careers of the competitors: Aaron Williams (Samberg), a hyper-malcontent, and Charles Poole (Harington), a dim-witted prodigy who carried England’s hopes for a tennis champion on his shoulders."
We expect Samberg to be in something like this, but this is new ground for Harington and he seems to be enjoying it. 7 Days in Hell airs on HBO on July 11th at 10pm.
