Emma Stone struggled filming 'Battle of the Sexes'

Actor Emma Stone said she found filming '

Battle of the Sexes

' challenging because she had never played a real person in a movie before. The 28-year-old

actress

portrays the American professional tennis player

Billie Jean King

in the upcoming biography, but the star has revealed she struggled with the movie.


Speaking to the sources about her latest venture, Stone said, "I've never played a real person before and it's, like, this person is an icon that I could never even hope to be exactly like."

"Capturing the essence was very important to us. It was super challenging."