Will Smith chats with USA TODAY's Brian Truitt about portraying Venus and Serena Williams' father Richard in the new film, 'King Richard.'
Friday) follows the determination of Richard and his wife Oracene to make their daughters tennis champions and tracks the fledgling careers of Venus and Serena from training on dingy courts in Compton to Venus’ 1994 professional debut at age 14.“I felt like I knew him immediately,” says Smith, who watched 100 hours of tape to research the role. “He's very similar to my father in some ways.
The Williams sisters shared many memories with the filmmakers, and here are some of the most interesting facts about “King Richard”:Tennis wasn't Richard Williams' biggest priority
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