King Richard

King Richard (2021)

Timing: 2:24 (144 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2021-11-18

Country

United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Star Thrower Entertainment, Westbrook Studios

Genre

Drama, History

Budget

$50 000 000

Revenue

$39 400 000

Website

https://www.kingrichardfilm.net

Director

Reinaldo Marcus Green

Actors

Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Jon Bernthal, Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew, Tony Goldwyn, Susie Abromeit, Dylan McDermott, Judith Chapman
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Zach Baylin

Producer

Will Smith, Tim White, Trevor White, Lynn Harris, Jada Pinkett Smith, Adam Merims, James Lassiter, Jon Mone, Venus Williams, Serena Williams

Operator

Robert Elswit

Composer

Kris Bowers

Artist

Ryan Grossheim, Linia Marie Hardy

Audition

Rich Delia, Avy Kaufman

Editing

Pamela Martin
All team (73)

• As a sign of gratitude, Will Smith shared $40 million of his own film salary with the other actors involved in the movie.
• Sanie Sidney – a left-handed player who had never played tennis before – had to learn to play right-handed, like Venus Williams. The training regime was very strict; she trained from Monday to Friday, followed a diet and did general physical conditioning, and also spent long hours studying recordings of Venus Williams' performances in major competitions.
• Due to the restrictions imposed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the script read-through was conducted via the Zoom service.
• As a gesture of gratitude, Will Smith shared $40 million of his own fee with the other actors.
• Sanie Sydney – a left-handed player who had never played tennis before – had to learn, and with her right hand, just like Venus Williams. The training regime was very strict: she trained from Monday to Friday, followed a diet, did general physical training, and studied recordings of Venus’s performances in competitions.
• Due to the restrictions imposed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the script reading was conducted via Zoom.
• Saniye Sidney – a left-handed person who had never played tennis before – had to learn, and with her right hand, as Venus Williams does. The training regimen was very strict; she trained from Monday to Friday, followed a diet, did general physical training, and studied recordings of Venus's performances in competitions.