For Will Smith, a break point leads to 'King Richard'

In King Richard, Aunjanue Ellis is Oracene Price, mother and oft-unsung hero in the success story of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams. As a determined and driven father and coach, the titular character Richard Williams (played by Will Smith) has long been known in the public eye as the man behind the sporting family’s magic.

Aunjanue Ellis, who plays Venus and Serena Williams’ mother, Oracene, in King Richard, said her character deserves more credit, including from herself.

King Richard,” starring Will Smith, is one of the biggest award contenders of the year. The film follows Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena Williams, as he trained them to become the champions that they are today.

Few actors are defined by the word “badass” the way that Jon Bernthal is. From playing the tragic villain Shane Walsh on “The Walking Dead” to the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s version of the brutal Frank Castle in “The Punisher,” right down to roles where he isn’t cracking heads—his eerily spot-on portrayal of Lee Iacocca in “Ford v Ferrari,” for example—Bernthal exudes an endless cool and charisma, while still looking like he could take on anyone in the room if he needed to.

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.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorComposer Kris Bowers was the perfect fit to score Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “King Richard,” the story of how Richard Williams coached his daughters Venus and Serena Williams into tennis greats.Bowers, whose sports-oriented work includes “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” Kobe Bryant’s “Muse” and the Netflix series “Colin in Black & White,” worked on balancing where to have clear themes for Richard, Venus and Serena, finding a family theme and scoring for the tennis games.Since

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Reinaldo “Rei” Marcus Green’s “King Richard” follows Richard Williams, played by Will Smith, as he takes daughters Venus [Saniyya Sidney] and Serena [Demi Singleton] from Compton, Calif. to the global tennis stage, setting them on their path to tennis stardom.While the film, which opens Nov.

Serena Williams tells you not to miss out on a movie, you make sure not to miss out on the movie. Warner Bros.recently dropped the newest trailer for their upcoming film,, with some help from Serena and Venus Williams, alongside the film’s star, Will Smith.

Serena Williams tells you not to miss out on a movie, you make sure not to miss out on the movie. Warner Bros.recently dropped the newest trailer for their upcoming film,, with some help from Serena and Venus Williams, alongside the film’s star, 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.

King Richard tells the story of how Serena and Venus Williams became tennis icons under the leadership of their devoted father and coach, Richard Williams. Will Smith plays the family patriarch in the highly-anticipated biopic, and according to early critic reviews, he delivers an incredible performance.

Will Smith is opening up about his appreciation for the cast and crew of King Richard.

One big consequence of the pandemic for Hollywood has been at the box office, with shuttered theatres leading studios to send films that were originally bound for theatrical release to their streaming services.

King Richard at the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night, November 14. They attended the premiere with Williams's husband and Alexis Olympia's father,  The pair also matched their footwear.

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!

With King Richard, director Reinaldo Marcus Green and screenwriter Zach Baylin looked to tell the story of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, and of the parents who spurred them to greatness, honing in less on the public record of the sisters’ accomplishments in the sports world and more on lesser-known aspects of their personal history.

King Richard, the upcoming biopic about Richard Williams, the father of tennis players Venus and Serena Williams. The Walking Dead star plays Rick Macci, who has coached a number of top ranked tennis players, including the Williams sisters, Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova.