Why the real-life Williams family needed to be an 'integral part' of 'King Richard'

The stirring new sports drama “King Richard” is a family affair in more ways than one.

The film is foremost a portrait of a tight domestic unit, chronicling how Richard Williams and Oracene “Brandy” Williams tirelessly pushed their daughters Venus and Serena to all-time tennis greatness.

“We couldn’t have done this without the family’s support. Isha Price has been an integral part every step of the way,” White said in a statement provided by the studio, Warner Bros. Pictures, adding that Isha Price was involved in developing the screenplay credited to Zach Baylin. Isha Price said that “for the longest time” she would not even read the script, mindful of what she believed to be false perceptions of her family.

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