Emma Stone goes unrecognizable as Billie Jean King in film

The first look at Emma Stone in 'Battle of the Sexes' has arrived and the 'Birdman' actress looks almost unrecognizable as former

tennis

player Billie Jean King. Her co-star Steve Carell has also undergone dramatic transformations to portray

Bobby Riggs

in the upcoming movie, reported Ace Showbiz. Emma Stone to star in Rosemary Kennedy biopic
The film depicts the infamous rivalry between tennis players 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' filmmakers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris are directing the movie with a script penned by Simon Beaufoy. Danny Boyle serves as one of the producers. Sarah Silverman and Alan Cumming are also among the cast members. A rival movie called 'Match Maker' starring Will Ferrell is also in the works. On the small screen, HBO is developing an untitled Battle of the Sexes project with Paul Giamatti and Elizabeth Banks set to play the two central characters and Tom Hanks to produce.

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