Tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams and half-sister Isha Worth are set to govt produce a movie adaptation of The Match, a guide a few unlikely athletic pairing of a Jewish girl and a Black girl on the 1956 Wimbledon tennis event.
And screenwriter Liz Maccie, who penned the script for Stephen Chbosky’s fact-based comedy characteristic Nonnas for Netflix, will flip The Match guide right into a characteristic movie. The undertaking from 1Community, Entry Leisure and 4 Daughters will adapt creator Bruce Schoenfeld’s sports activities historical past account, The Match: Althea Gibson & Angela Buxton: How Two Outsiders – One Black, the Different Jewish – Cast a Friendship and Made Sports activities Historical past.
Althea Gibson was Black, and Angela Buxton was Jewish. And in 1956, they confronted prevailing racism within the UK and modified the face {of professional} tennis by successful the women’ doubles trophy at Wimbledon. Gibson went on to lastly win the women singles title at Wimbledon in 1957, and likewise fashioned a lifelong friendship with Buxton.
The characteristic movie brings Maccie again along with the 1Community workforce behind Nonnas. The undertaking additionally originated with the 4 Daughters duo, Richard Stern and Navid McIlhargey, together with Julie R. Snyder who’re set to supply.
Emily Blavatnik and Danny Cohen will produce for Entry Leisure, which developed and co-financed the Oscar-winning Conclave drama. Scott Budnick and Ameet Shukla will produce for 1Community, with Saúl Delcompare overseeing the undertaking.
Worth and the Williams sisters will govt produce The Match adaptation, with Caroline Currier overseeing the undertaking for Serena Williams’ 9 Two Six Productions.