“There are so many ways to tell this story,” Serena, 40, tells EW.
“But I think telling it through my dad was the best way because he had the idea.
He knew how to do it.”
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“Because me is Serena.
It’s so symbiotic.”
The film was intensely personal for Smith, 53, as well.
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“The film is not really about winning a championship,” says Venus.
“It was about this process of making a person who could win in life.”
“She gets to see what Mommy was like,” Serena says.
Serena and Venus Williams strike a pose at EW’s ‘King Richard’ cover shoot.AB+DM for EW
“I always wondered how I would explain my life.
Like, how will I even start that conversation?
This is the perfect way.”
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It’s like Tiger Woods is number one and his brother is number two.
Aunjanue Ellis, playing Richard’s wife Oracene, and Smith juggle parenting and practice sessions.
To read more onKing Richard,order the December issueofEntertainment Weeklyor find it on newsstands beginning Nov. 12.
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Richard (Will Smith), Venus (Saniyya Sidney), Serena (Demi Singleton), and the rest of the Williams clan arrive at Venus’ 1994 professional debut in Oakland in a scene from ‘King Richard.'.Warner Bros.
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Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Will Smith on EW’s December 2021 cover.AB+DM for EW
