Exclusive: Will Smith Reveals In New Memoir That He Contemplated Killing His Father

King Richard, the stirring new biopic chronicling how tennis dad Richard Williams guided daughters Venus and Serena towards greatness, locates truth and emotions that lie beyond the bounds of skill and competition.Telling the foundational story of two all-time great athletes and cultural icons, the film’s director, Reinaldo Marcus Green (Monsters and Men), understood that the Williams family’s story is bigger than just grand slams and gold medals.“They’re so much more than that,” says Green.

Clayton Davis If Tom Hanks is America’s Dad, then Will Smith is the cool big brother. Smith has received some of the best reviews of his career for his performance as Serena and Venus Williams’ father in “King Richard,” which is finally hitting theaters this weekend, in addition to streaming on HBO Max.

early positive notice from critics and is poised to be a player in the upcoming awards race, but now that it’s available to the masses you may be wondering how, exactly, to watch it. Is it streaming? Is it in theaters? All your questions answered below.“King Richard” was released on Nov.

Lorraine Kelly has once again given an insight into her glamorous world of celebrity interviews and presenting. And this week, she made a special trip to Wimbledon to speak to the one and only, Will Smith.

Richard Williams, the controversial father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.Director Reinaldo Marcus Green’s grand slam of a movie is an odd duck because, generally speaking, biographies tend to be made about huge names — Judy Garland, Jackie O., Tonya Harding — and their moms, dads, bosses and old flames are merely colorful side characters who come and go. Not this one.

Will Smith has one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood, but when he appeared for a virtual interview on Wednesday, some fans had to do a double-take.The Men in Black actor showed up to promote his new movie, King Richard, but it was his youthful good looks which got many people talking.MORE: Will Smith opens the doors of his Calabasas mansion for rare look inside Will appeared on a huge screen as the hosts, Zoe Ball and Jermaine Jenas, chatted to him about playing Serena and Venus

Will Smith says he is in the most "spectacular time" of his life after his lockdown weight gain. The Hollywood actor appeared on Lorraine on Thursday morning alongside his King Richard co-stars Demi Singleton and Saniyya Sidney, where he discussed his weight gain in lockdown.

Will Smith is taking over the red table! The star is hosting this week's episode of along with Venus and Serena Williams, for an exclusive conversation about the biopic.In this exclusive clip from Wednesday's episode, Will shares that Venus and Serena, who serve as executive producers on the project, withheld whether they were going to be executive producers on the film until after they saw the finished product.«It's a complicated story to tell and we wanted our story to be something that was

Will Smith wouldn’t seem an obvious candidate for a midlife crisis. Hugely successful, immensely popular, indefatigably sunny.But Smith, who stars in the upcoming drama “King Richard,” as Richard Williams, father and coach to Venus and Serena Williams, is reemerging after an extensive period of introspection.

A new generation of stars is rising.

Will Smith is one giving guy! The star spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier about what it was like to play Venus and Serena Williams' father, Richard, in the film, and why he gave everyone on set of the film a special bonus.«All I can do is my part, so it's always an honor and a pleasure for me to do my part, and everybody put in brilliant work.

The entire kingdom was in the house on Sunday when Will Smith attended a screening of King Richard at the 2021 AFI Fest Closing Night at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre. Will, 53, attended the Nov.

Will Smith had the support of his family on his big night!

Beyoncé's highly anticipated single, «Be Alive,» is finally here, and it was well worth the wait.The powerful ballad appears in the upcoming Will Smith-led biopic , which has him taking on the role of Serena and Venus Williams' father, Richard Williams.

Beyoncé is giving the Beyhive something to buzz about.