Will Smith's on-screen KingRichard family stood alongside the real Venus and Serena Williams at the film's AFI Fest screening.
, who portray Venus and Serena’s former coaches Rick Macci and Paul Cohen, respectively, were also on hand for the big premiere.
“There’s never a moment where we win Wimbledon — spoiler alert — in this film, or a U.S. Open, or a gold medal, or anything that has happened,” Venus explained. “But it’s an origin story of how a family actually succeeded. I’m so proud that it’s been being told this way.” Serena also shared that her father claims he hasn’t yet watched the film, but Smith has a couple scenes that he hopes Richard will appreciate.
Smith noted that the scene was particularly weighty because it’s an intimate moments which Richard has written about but never discussed publicly.
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