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We’ve had a few press releases about Queen of the Ring, and we’ve held off for a while. The reason, well… watch the trailer.
For the past 10 years or so, we’ve had dozens of these ‘women who did things first’ movies, and Queen of the Ring is another one. This time, it’s about Mildred ‘Millie’ Burke, who became the first female wrestler. The story is:
In a time when pro wrestling for women was illegal all over the United States, a small town single mother embraces the danger as she dominates a peculiar American niche entertainment industry & becomes the first millionaire female athlete.
Queen of the Ring stars Emily Bett Rickards, Josh Lucas, Tyler Posey, Walton Goggins, Francesca Eastwood, Marie Averopolous, Kailey Farmer, and Cara Buono. Ash Avildsen is directing and writing alongside Alston Ramsey, based on the book by Jeff Leen and Millie Burke herself.
From the Press Release
Queen of the Ring is a Sumerian Pictures Production, written and directed by Ash Avildsen (Paradise City). The film tells the remarkable true story of Mildred Burke, the first million-dollar female athlete in world history and the longest-reigning champion of female wrestling. Based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeff Leen, the film follows ‘Millie,’ a young single mother from a small town who defies societal norms by becoming a female pro-wrestler at a time when the sport was illegal across most of the United States.
Despite her success throughout the 40s and 50s, Millie’s journey is marked by personal struggles, including raising her son on the road, the tragic death of her wrestling protégé in the ring, and a tumultuous relationship with her manager and ex-husband, Billy Wolfe.
Her story highlights triumphs such as being the first woman to headline over men, bringing women of colour into the sport, and participating in the first female “shoot match” – real combat without a script for a title fight. Millie’s remarkable tale shattered the limitations of what a girl could become in entertainment and sports and is an unforgettable slice of post-war Americana.
Queen of the Ring captures the golden age of female pro-wrestling when one gritty, glamorous woman risked everything in her life to change culture forever.
Queen of the Ring will be in select cinemas in the UK on the 19th of Sept and VoD on the 13th of October.
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