I know that this [script] was special.
I knew making it.
I knew seeing it.

Will Smith and Jon Bernthal in ‘King Richard’.Warner Bros. Pictures
Bernthal praises the “extraordinary” spirit of the cast, calling himself an “ensemble-based guy.”
“And this group of people is unlike any other group that I’ve worked with.
“I don’t know how to judge those kinds of things,” Bernthal says.
“I don’t know how to really approach them.
As a parent, the familial themes of the script resonated.
I love that this film didn’t shy away from that.”
Listen to the full interview on EW’sThe Awardistpodcast below or available wherever you listen to podcasts.