Deadline reports Liev Schreiber is no longer among the cast of King Richard, but is now being replaced by Scandal’s Tony Goldwyn due to a conflict in Schreiber’s schedule. King Richard, which is a biopic of tennis coach Richard Williams with Will Smith starring in the role, was three weeks into production before shutting down due to […]
Liev Schreiber joins King Richard alongside Will Smith
With his schedule now a little lighter following the surprise cancellation of Ray Donovan, actor Liev Schreiber has now signed on to star alongside Will Smith in King Richard, the upcoming drama based upon Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard Williams. The film is being directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green from a script by Zach […]
Will Smith to play Venus and Serena Williams’ father in King Richard
Deadline is reporting that Will Smith is set to portray Richard Williams, the coach father of hugely successful tennis siblings Venus and Serena Williams, in a biopic entitled King Richard. Based on a spec script from Zach Baylin, the film will tell the story of how Williams raised two of the sport’s greatest ever players, […]
