Emma Stone, Steve Carell face off in ‘Battle of the Sexes’ (VIDEO) – Malay Mail Online

LOS ANGELES, June 23 Check out this new trailer for Battle of the Sexes that serves up the ultimate showdown between men and women in the form of a tennis match.

Emma Stone and Steve Carrell star in this film about the famous 1973 clash between tennis greats Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.

The synopsis of the film reads: The electrifying 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King (Stone) and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs (Carell) was billed as the Battle of the Sexes and became the most watched televised sports event of all time. The match caught the zeitgeist and sparked a global conversation on gender equality, spurring on the feminist movement. Trapped in the media glare, King and Riggs were on opposites sides of a binary argument, but off-court each was fighting more personal and complex battles. With a supportive husband urging her to fight the Establishment for equal pay, the fiercely private King was also struggling to come to terms with her own sexuality, while Riggs gambled his legacy and reputation in a bid to relive the glories of his past. Together, Billie and Bobby served up a cultural spectacle that resonated far beyond the tennis courts and animated the discussions between men and women in bedrooms and boardrooms around the world.

The film also stars Sarah Silverman, Andrea Riseborough, Elisabeth Shue, Bill Pullman and Alan Cumming.

Battle of the Sexes is set for release on October 20.

A screengrab from Battle of the Sexes that stars Emma Stone and Steve Carrell among others.

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Emma Stone, Steve Carell face off in 'Battle of the Sexes' (VIDEO) - Malay Mail Online