Directors Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton on 'Battle of the Sexes'
The Business · KCRW
October 2, 201729m 32s
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Show Notes
<p>Filmmakers and married couple Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton planned to release their film about the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs before the 2016 presidential election. Then their star, Emma Stone, signed on to make <em>La La Land</em> and <em>Battle of the Sexes</em> got pushed back. Now their film -- about a battle against misogyny, gender discrimination and homophobia both on the tennis court and off -- suddenly has more resonance than they expected.</p>