Fox Searchlight
It was revealed last year that Emma Stone and Steve Carell were signed on to star as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in the upcoming tennis drama, The Battle of the Sexes. We haven’t heard any buzz about this this movie since then, but the folks over at Fox Searchlight released a promotional photo for the film with the duo on Wednesday. The photo depicts the famous 1973 press conference before the second Battle of the Sexes match which featured a then 29-year-old Billie Jean King and 55-year-old Bobby Riggs who came out of retirement to take on the reigning queen of tennis. Emma Stone looks a tad bit like a young Jodie Foster rather than Billie Jean King, but maybe she’s been working on her serve.
Entertainment Weekly reported that Sarah Silverman and Alan Cumming have been added to the cast as well. Silverman will be playing World Tennis Magazine founder, Gladys Heldman and Cumming is slated to play tennis player, designer, and Billie Jean King’s friend, Ted Tinling.
Battle of the Sexes is directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. The team also worked with Carell when they directed the 2006 film, Little Miss Sunshine. Shooting for Battle of the Sexes began this week, however there is no word on a release date for the film.
(Via Variety)