It's not always flying sparks and fiery passion when you meet a future love for the first time. For Emma Stone as Billie Jean King in Battle of the Sexes, it's more of a breath-stealing, deer-in-the-headlights reaction when she meets Andrea Riseboroguh as Marilyn Barnett.
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In an OUT-exclusive clip, Stone sits down in a Riseborough's stylist chair before being asked the loaded question: "So, Billie Jean, what do you want?" Transfixed, Stone completely misunderstands that she's being asked about her hair. After being paid a compliment and stuttering out a "thank you," the two share meaningful eye contact as palpable tension rises. Watch, below.
Battle of the Sexes is in theaters this Friday, September 22.
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