Queen of the Ring

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Emily Bett Rickards as Mildred Burke
• Josh Lucas as Billy Wolfe
• Kelli Berglund as Nell Stewart
• Walton Goggins as Jack Pfefer
• Marie Avgeropoulos as Babe Gordon
• Gavin Casalegno as Joe Burke
• Kamille as June Byers
• Toni Storm as Clara Mortensen
• Trinity Fatu as Ethel Johnson
• Deborah Ann Woll as Gladys Gillem
• Francesca Eastwood as Mae Young
• Martin Kove as Al Haft
• Cara Buono as Bertha
• Damaris Lewis as Babs Wingo
• Britt Baker as Debbie Nichols

Storyline:

The story of Mildred Burke, a waitress who attended her first wrestling match and became the longest reigning champion of female wrestling. She fought and beat male wrestlers, and walked the fine line between beauty and brawler.

About Movie:

The film is written and directed by Ash Avildsen, drawing inspiration from Jeff Leen’s 2010 book The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend and Mildred Burke’s own manuscripts. Jim Ross serves as the executive producer, while Aimee Schoof and Isen Robbins of Intrinsic Value Films and TV are the producers.

In May 2023, Emily Bett Rickards was cast as Mildred Burke, with Josh Lucas as Billy Wolfe and Marie Avgeropoulos as Babe Gordon. In June 2023, Walton Goggins, Francesca Eastwood, and Deborah Ann Woll joined the cast, with Gavin Casalegno as Mildred’s teenage son Joe. Due to scheduling and injury conflicts, Charlotte Flair and Liv Morgan withdrew from their roles as June Byers and Clara Mortensen, replaced by NWA Women’s Champion Kamille and AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm.

Principal photography took place in Louisville, Kentucky. Despite the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, the film received special dispensation to continue filming in July 2023.

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