Will Smith Will Be Playing Serena & Venus Williams’ Father In Upcoming Movie!

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#WillSmith seems to be booked and busy as he recently landed another role in a movie called “King Richard.”

As you #Roomies may remember he recently filmed the “Aladdin” movie and he’s in the middle of filming another movie, “Bad Boys For Life.” It has been reported by @deadline that #WillSmith will not be Deadshot for the next “Suicicde Squad” movie.

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Tim and Trevor White will be the producers of the movie, and Smith will help produce as well.

According to @deadline the movie will focus on Zach Baylin, who wrote a script based on Richard’s life. The script even was runner-up on the 2018 Black List. It is about Serena and Venus Williams’s dad, Richard Williams.

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It will be about Richard overcoming hardship, skepticism, and Richard’s past instructing his daughters when they were as young as four years old on the tennis courts.

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Although Richard did not have a background in tennis, he practiced and taught both of his daughters how to play.

Due to hard work and practice with their father, Serena has won 23 Grand Slam single titles including the US Open in 1999. For Venus, she has won seven Grand Slam single titles including Wimbledon in 2000. In total the two have 14 Grand Slam double championships.

Source: Deadline