Similar to Borg/McEnroe, that movie will follow the on-court tensions between Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) that took place in 1973.
As mentioned, Borg/McEnroe will not be the only tennis drama unfolding on the screens in the Great White North during the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival.
Earlier, TIFF confirmed that Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ Battle of the Sexes will play in the Special Presentations section of the 2017 slate.
As with Borg and McEnroe, their personalities couldn’t be more different, and the match took on greater meaning off the court, as social and political issues were attached to the outcomes in each game.