Queen of the Ring Star Emily Bett Rickards & Director Discuss Their Wrestling Biopic About Mildred Burke

Emily Bett Rickards & Ash Avildsen speak to MovieWeb's James Melzer about their new film, Queen of the Ring, which has been making the film festival run and premiered at the 25th annual Newport Beach Film Festival.Queen of the Ring is an extraordinary, true-life tale that follows Mildred Burke, the legendary professional wrestler and single mom who defied incredible odds to become the first million-dollar female athlete and longest reigning champion at a time when the sport was banned across most of America.Queen of the Ring will be hitting the following film festivals soon:October 25 Minneapolis, MN Twin Cities Film FestivalOctober 27 Wichita, KS Tallgrass Film FestivalNovember 8 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Cast Q&ANovember 10 Coronado Island, CA Coronado Island Film FestivalNovember 16 St. Louis, MO St. Louis International Film FestivalEmily Bett Rickards has become known in the entertainment industry for bringing