Director Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Genre Biography | Comedy | Sport
Cast Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, Alan Cumming
Rating PG-13
Release Date September 22nd, 2017
“The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.”
Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, Battle of the Sexes is based on the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. The cast includes Emma Stone as Billie Jean King and Steve Carell as Bobby Riggs. The cast also includes Sarah Silverman and Alan Cumming. Check out the official trailers below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Battle of the Sexes:
- Both leading actors are almost an exact match for the actual ages of the characters they are playing. Billie Jean King was 29 years old and Bobby Riggs was 55 in 1973. At the time of filming Emma Stone was 28 and Steve Carell 54.
- This is the second time Emma Stone and Steve Carell have worked together since Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011).
- Despite her role as a tennis star, Emma Stone has admitted that she herself is not very skilled at tennis.