Battle of the Sexes
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
Battle of the Sexes
- Interviews
Billie Jean King: Taking on the Battle of the Sexes
It’s hard to understand that such a seminal event as Billie Jean King, the number one Women’s Tennis player at the time, taking on a man and beating him at the height of the woman’s movement, has faded from popular culture to such an extent that many young women are unaware who this iconic figure is. Battle of the Sexes, a new movie about King's life at that time should put her and the event back into the public zeitgeist.
- Music
On Music: Emma Stone, Creating a Personal Soundtrack
Golden Globe winner Emma Stone portrays tennis maverick Billie Jean King in the upcoming movie Battle of the Sexes. Emma, 28, is the same age as Billie Jean was when, in 1973, she met and beat tennis Wall of Famer and self-defined hustler Bobby Riggs, writing an important chapter for equality in sports and elsewhere.
- Festivals
It’s a’Battle’ for Emma Stone and Steve Carell
Emma Stone and Steve Carell do battle in Battle of the Sexes, based on the wild, real-life story of a made-for-TV tennis match. Films frequently undergo all sorts of different cast and crew permutations during development, and Battle of the Sexes was no different.