or


[03/10/15 - 11:44 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, March 10 - Odds & Ends
Updates include: Syfy passes on second season of "Ascension"; Callie Thorne to "Breed" for TNT; and Tim DeKay, Lauren German to star in FOX's "Frankenstein," "Lucifer," respectively.






UNTITLED BATTLE OF THE SEXES PROJECT (HBO)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
3/10/15
STATUS:
previously in development
DESCRIPTION:
docudrama with Elizabeth Banks as Billie Jean King and Paul Giamatti as Bobby Riggs, which details the 1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match in which the 29-year-old No. 2-ranked female star beat the 55-year-old retired former Wimbledon champ
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Elizabeth Banks as Billie Jean King
· Paul Giamatti as Bobby Riggs
CREW INFORMATION:
· David Auburn as WRTR
· Elizabeth Banks as EP
· Gary Goetzman as EP
· Max Handelman as EP
· Tom Hanks as EP
GENRE(S):
· mow
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Brownstone Productions
· Playtone