To Serena Williams, King Richard is about more than just tennis.
In fact, she produced the film with her tennis sister. Venus WilliamsFamily is what ‘, also means. The movie—which scored six Oscar nominations including Best Picture—tells the story of Venus and Serena’s upbringing with their father Richard Williams and their journey to becoming some of the biggest icons in sports history.
The movie’s main characters are Venus and Serena. Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton)And their dad Richard (portrayed by Will Smith(on the screen) and their mother Oracene Price(played By) Aunjanue EllisThey are their sisters Yetunde, LyndreaPlease see the following: Isha Pricing (portrayed by Mikayla Lashae Barbtholomew, Layla CrawfordAnd Daniele Lawson), who Oracene welcomed during a previous marriage.
Seeing Yetunde—who was shot and killed in Compton, Calif. in 2003—be portrayed in the movie was an emotional moment for Serena. And during her joint interview with Venus for Harper’s Bazaar’sShe recalls showing it to her 4 year-old daughter in the March Legacy issue Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
Serena said that she made sure that the magazines did not contain any items that were “not kid-friendly.” However, she stated that she was more surprised by the fact that she heard her say to me “Tunde.” She has never seen my oldest sister. She said she understood that Tunde wasn’t there. This was very interesting to me, although it is sad. She does know Tunde a bit better.