Queen Of The Ring is hitting the film festival circuit.
The film recently hosted its world premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival and hosted several festival screenings. Queen Of The Ring won Best Director 2024 (Ash Avildsen) at the Portland Film Festival. Now, Queen Of The Ring is set for the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival on Friday, November 8.
Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow, The Flash) stars in Queen Of The Ring as Mildred Burke. The film transports fans back to a time when women’s wrestling was outlawed and shows “the fight that changed an industry forever.”
Cast members Emily Bett Rickards, Gavin Casalegno (Joe Jr.), Francesca Eastwood (Mae Young), AEW stars Toni Storm (Clara Mortensen) and Kamille (June Byers) will join Executive Producer Jim Ross and Avildsen for a screening and Q&A for fans in attendance.
Queen Of The Ring is currently showing at a series of film festivals across the United States this fall. Tickets and more information about these screenings can be found at www.queenofthering.movie. Upcoming screenings include:
- November 8 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
- November 10 – Coronado Island, CA – Coronado Island Film Festival
- November 16 – St. Louis, MO – St. Louis International Film Festival
- December 12 – Anchorage, AK – Anchorage International Film Festival
Emily Bett Rickards On Working With Toni Storm & Kamille
Emily Bett Rickards spoke with WrestlingInc about working with Kamille and Toni Storm on the film. She called Kamille a real leader, but admitted she didn’t spend much time with Storm on set.
“Well, I wrestled with Kailey a lot, Kamille a lot, and not only was she helpful, she’s guiding them. She’s a real leader. She is. I bow down. She is those wrestling scenes. When you get to see them in the film, there is no scene, there is no wrestling without her, she is really leading and guiding as well as Toni in our wrestling as well. I didn’t get to spend as much time with Toni, but once again, she is guiding that. They’re the pros. I’m the guest in those arenas, and I’m really grateful for their guidance.”
