'Battle Of The Sexes' is scheduled to open in cinemas on Jan 25. Photos: 20th Century Fox
Emma Stone and Steve Carell play women’s tennis champ Billie Jean King and ageing star Bobby Riggs respectively in this film directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.
It recreates the 1973 tennis match called Battle Of The Sexes, where Billie Jean and Bobby face-off each other on the court. Billie Jean agrees to the battle when she discovers the men’s prize are eight times higher than women’s, hoping to bring attention the unequal pay problem in this sport.
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