The 'Foxcatcher' actor is tapped to play Bobby Riggs and the 'Birdman' actress is attached to portray Billie Jean King in the true-story pic.
- April 21, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Steve Carell and Emma Stone will go head-to-head in "Battle of the Sexes". The former is cast as late tennis star Bobby Riggs and the latter is tapped to portray another real-life tennis player Billie Jean King in a movie about a true-story epic tennis match.
The story will depict the infamous rivalry between Riggs and King in 1973. 55-years-old Riggs came out of his retirement to challenge 29-years-old King, who was ranked No. 2 female tennis player at the time, in a game later known as "The Battle of the Sexes."
"Little Miss Sunshine" duo Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris will sit behind the lens, Danny Boyle will serve as one of the producers, and Simon Beaufoy who penned Boyle's 2008 "Slumdog Millionaire" is hired to write the script.
A rival project titled "Match Maker" is also in the works. Will Ferrell is attached to play Bobby Riggs and Steve Conrad ("The Secret Life of Walter Mitty") is tapped as a screenwriter. On the small screen, HBO books Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti for an original movie.
