At the end of the day, that reality was the goal for director, Ash Avildsen. "It was a year prior to even WWE putting her into the Hall of Fame when I first got tipped off about the book from JR ...

The post Emily Bett Rickards and Ash Avildsen on Bringing Wrestling Pioneer Mildred Burke to Life in Queen of the Ring: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. Taking place from the 1930s to the ...

Ash Avildsen, son of 'Rocky' director John G. Avildsen, helms a mediocre copy of his father’s Oscar-winning boxing pic. Spanning two decades in Burke’s life, from her start in the 1930s to ...

It's a story that's gone underrepresented on the big screen, but one writer-director Ash Avildsen expertly presents with a ...

The screenplay for the movie is written by Ash Avildsen, who also serves as director. Avildsen adapted the screenplay from a book by Jeff Leen titled The Queen of the Ring: Se*, Muscles ...

Moviefone speaks with Emily Bett Rickards and Ash Avildsen about 'Queen of the Ring'. "When I read the script, I was immediately hooked," Rickards said. Moviefone recently had the pleasure of ...

Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeff Leen’s nonfiction book “The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend,” the Ash Avildsen-penned and ...

Sumerian Pictures presents a film written and directed by Ash Avildsen, based on the book by Jeff Leen. Running time: 120 minutes. Rated PG-13 (for violence including domestic violence ...

March 7, 2025 • In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied the odds in the 1930s to become the first million ...

Queen of the Ring is a biographical sports drama, written and directed by Ash Avildsen. It stars Canadian actress, Emily Bett Rickards, playing wrestler Mildred Burke.

Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeff Leen’s nonfiction book “The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend,” the Ash Avildsen-penned and -directed ...