Now THAT’S some interesting casting. Variety is reporting that delicate hothouse flower Emma Stone closed a deal to play brawny tennis champ Billie Jean King in the upcoming Battle of the Sexes – with Steve Carell set to play the boorish Bobby Riggs in the sports drama.
The competition between King and Riggs captured the zeitgeist back in 1973, when at 29, the No. 2 ranked King beat the 55-year-old retired former Wimbledon champion Riggs.
Yeah. It was a biiiiiiiiiiiig deal back in the ’70s when a WOMAN beat a MAN in sports. I don’t think the men of my father’s generation have EVER gotten over it.
Let’s look at some pictures of Billie Jean King, though.
She tough. She’s empowered. She’s fit as fuck and she doesn’t need your feminine frills and pointless beauty products.
Now let’s look at Emma Stone.
Hmmmm. Having a hard time with this one, not going to lie. Here’s hoping she proves us all wrong and takes home an Oscar. Until then, we shall see though.
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