Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti to Star as Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs in HBO's Upcoming "Battle of the Sexes" Tennis Made-for-TV Movie

4:13 PM EDT 3/12/2015

Elizabeth Banks is set to star as Billie Jean King with Paul Giamatti as Bobbi Riggs in HBO's upcoming TV movie which will dramatize the events during and surrounding the famous “battle of the sexes” tennis match held September 20, 1973, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. In that historic tournament, King handily defeated Riggs 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the $100,000 prize.Read more