How is Serena Williams Involved in the Movie ‘King Richard’ Starring Will Smith?

Published 11/02/2021, 11:00 AM EDT

Venus and Serena Williams have earned worldwide recognition after enjoying unbelievable success in the last two decades. The sisters have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles and there is no major that the two haven’t won together. However, they would not have achieved this much if their father, Richard Williams, had not backed and supported them since their early childhood days.

In order to recognize the contribution of Richard Williams, HBO is coming up with a movie that is based on his life. Interestingly, Academy Award nominated Hollywood actor, Will Smith, is playing his character in the film.

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Is Serena Williams also involved in the movie ‘King Richard’?

Surprisingly, 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams is also contributing to the film. Even though she is not playing a role, the 40-year-old is the executive producer of the film, along with her sister Venus Williams. Zach Baylin has written the entire script of the film while Reinaldo Marcus Green is the director. Interestingly, Will Smith himself is producing the film along with Tim White and Trevor White.

The film portrays the life of Richard Williams, who started training his daughters when they were just four and a half years old. He was a tennis instructor and coach and took the responsibility of coaching both his daughters personally.

Richard took tennis lessons from a man named ‘Old Whiskey’. He dreamt that his daughters will become professional tennis players after watching Virginia Ruzici playing the sport on his television screen. From that day, he laid a plan for both Venus and Serena and never looked back.

Richard Williams has enjoyed incredible success as a coach. He accomplished every possible thing in tennis with both his daughters and even achieved the Golden Slam with 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena.

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When is King Richard hitting the theatres?

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The second trailer of King Richard recently got released and fans are really liking it and showing their love. The film will be releasing on November 19, 2021, and thus, excitement among the fans is through the roof at the moment.

The premier of the film was recently screened, and some fans were lucky enough to watch it. It received amazing reviews and was described as ‘uplifting’ and ’emotional’.

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It is almost time to witness yet another Will Smith masterpiece on the screen. Will King Richard be breaking records on the box office like Serena and Venus?

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Anshul Singh is a Tennis author at EssentiallySports, currently pursuing Journalism Honors from Delhi University. Having significant experience with content, Anshul has authored over 1000 tennis articles. He has previously worked as a writer and an editor for DU Express, penning riveting articles on sports, politics, and culture.

How is Serena Williams Involved in the Movie ‘King Richard’ Starring Will Smith?

Is Serena Williams also involved in the movie ‘King Richard’?

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When is King Richard hitting the theatres?