‘Hollywood Can Really Yank Up a Story’- Will Smith on How Skeptical Venus and Serena Williams Were Before Giving Their Nod to ‘King Richard’

Published 03/12/2022, 11:34 PM EST

American tennis players Serena Williams and sister Venus have been formidable athletes on the women’s Tour. The manner in which they have gone about the business in their careers is what makes the siblings exceptional.

Not long ago, the movie ‘King Richard’ was released, and it was very well received by the audiences. The main role of Richard Williams was played by Hollywood superstar Will Smith.

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Serena Williams and sister Venus had the final approval

Recently, the actor revealed an interesting aspect of him having to receive clearances from the Williams sisters. He remembered the moment when Serena and Venus loved the movie. Upon getting their approval, he was glad.

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Smith spoke on the subject and stated, “Once Venus, Serena, and the family signed off, they said they loved the movie I was done. So everything after that is icy, so I’m ecstatic. Yeah, that was terrible. You’ve seen Hollywood can really jank up a story. They said they wanted to wait and see it and if they liked it they would lend their name but they were supporting it.”

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Coming to tennis, Serena has been missing in action since the Wimbledon Championships last season. Sadly, Serena suffered an ankle injury during the match, forcing her to retire in the tournament opener at the Championships.

Venus last played on the tour at the WTA Chicago Women’s Open in August last year. Unfortunately, she exited the tournament in her opening round. Williams sisters missed the 2021 US Open and the first Major Down Under earlier this season.

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However, they are hoping to make a comeback on the tour soon. With age not on their side, it will be interesting to see how these two champion players fare once they come back. Nonetheless, we wish them the best of luck.

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Rohan Kollare is a Tennis author at EssentiallySports. Rohan has studied Sports Management and has a trophy cabinet adorned with accolades won in district and state-level tennis competitions. He has previously worked in Content Operations for Disney’s Hotstar for over a year, covering Tennis and Formula One.

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Niranjan Deodhar

‘Hollywood Can Really Yank Up a Story’- Will Smith on How Skeptical Venus and Serena Williams Were Before Giving Their Nod to ‘King Richard’

Serena Williams and sister Venus had the final approval

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