Will Smith will play Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena Williams . The actor will arrive on the big screen and on HBO Max to give life to one of the most important people in the lives of the sisters.
Directed by Puerto Rican Reinaldo Marcus Green, the biographical drama will tell the role that Richard Williams had in the lives of professional tennis players . The man trained them from a young age to become professional tennis players. In addition, the film explores the racial difficulties they faced when trying to succeed in sports.
In the trailer that came out this Wednesday you can see how Richard encouraged his daughters in an environment used to not having black tennis players and less when they come from an area like Compton in the city of Los Angeles.
The film will be released next 19 in theaters in the United States and HBO Max in the United States.
Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton play Venus and Serena Williams respectively, the film written by Zach Baylin also appears actors Aunjanue Ellis, Tony Goldwyn, Jon Bernthal and Dylan McDermott.
“King Richard” is an important leap in the filmmaker’s career that captured the attention of the film industry with Monsters and Men in the year 2018. In addition, last week he released the independent film Joe Bell starring Mark Wahlberg.
Among his next projects stands out one that he will do hand in hand with Paramount which is based on the biography of Bob Marley, it will be a feature film inspired by the life of the popular reggae artist.
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