Venus and Serena Williams Observing King Richard Was the ‘Worst 2 hours of my Life’

• Will Smith spoke of Serena and Venus Williams being shown by Smith “King Richard”This is the first time.
• “It was the worst two hours of my life,”He stated.
• In the biopic, Smith portrays Richard Williams, who is the father of Venus Williams and Serena Williams.

Will Smith was featured guest on “The Graham Norton Show”Friday was his last day of describing the awkward experience of showing Venus Williams and Serena Williams. “King Richard,”According to the previews of the show, which were already recorded and sent to Insider.

Smith — who produced the biopic and starred as the Williams sisters’ father Richard Williams — said both Venus and Serena Williams had agreed to act as executive producers on the film and aid the production, “but they wanted to see the movie before they decided if they would put their names to it.”

Smith spoke out about the screening of the first film for the sisters. “It was the worst two hours of my life, but they were a mess with tears, and they loved it.”

Later, in reference to his earlier work “Ali,”Smith stated that the film biopic about the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was: “I had made the mistake of watching ‘Ali’ for the first time while sitting behind Muhammad Ali and mid-way through the movie, he turned to his wife and said, ‘Was I that crazy?'”

“King Richard”In theaters and online

HBO Max

November 19. November 19.

Talking about his decision to accept the role Richard Williams. “The Graham Norton Show,”Smith said: “It was such an opportunity to dive into the life of this family and spend time uncovering their amazing story. He predicted Venus and Serena being the world’s number one and number two women’s tennis players two years before they were born! He wrote a 78-page plan. It was a really crazy prophecy and so amazing it’s hard to comprehend.”

This month, earlier this month, a Report in The Hollywood ReporterWill Smith, who was paid as high as $40 million to work on the biopic, also gave cash-bonuses. “King Richard”Warner Bros. has released the film simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max to offset the financial loss.

Referring to the bonuses Entertainment WeeklySmith stated that it was his. “honor”To compensate his castmates.

“All I can do is my part, so it’s always an honor and a pleasure for me to do my part, and everybody put in brilliant work. It was the COVID shutdowns, people really stuck with us,”He stated.

“It was a much more difficult process than anybody thought they were signing up for. I just felt that it was fair.”

“The Graham Norton Show”The starring Smith will air on BBC One Friday 26 November and will also be available on BBC iPlayer.