In casting news that rocketed around the tennis world, Will Smith was revealed as the actor set to inhabit the character of Richard Williams, father to Venus and Serena Williams, in a forthcoming film titled KingRichard.
The film reportedly will depict Venus and Serena's father as overcoming the cynicism and other barriers laid before his tennis tutelage of his daughters, who sprang from picking up racquets circa age 4 to, between them, snaring 30 Grand Slam singles titles and 14 major doubles crowns, with a sprinkling of a few mixed-doubles trophies for good measure.