{"id":7511,"date":"2021-11-21T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1514877"},"modified":"2021-11-21T10:34:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T09:34:09","slug":"king-richard-star-reveals-most-challenging-scene-she-filmed-with-will-smith","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/king-richard-star-reveals-most-challenging-scene-she-filmed-with-will-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"King Richard star reveals most challenging scene she filmed with Will Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>

By Naomi Gordon\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 21 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

\n\n

One of the most emotive scenes in King Richard<\/a> is between Will Smith\u2019s Richard Williams and Saniyya Sidney\u2019s Venus on an empty tennis court, during which he explains to his then 14-year-old daughter the weight of representing every young Black girl through her career as a tennis star \u2013 and how he hopes he has shielded her from that pressure.<\/p>\n

Sidney has revealed that filming the standout scene was challenging, and that she became emotional reflecting on what a heroic role model Venus has been for her and her co-star Demi Singleton, showing them that \u201cgirls who look like us to do whatever they want to do\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very emotional \u2013 I mean, being in the mindset of Venus that night, I felt the pressure,\u201d the Hidden Figures star told RadioTimes.com<\/a>. \u201cAt the same time, I\u2019m thinking about so much of what she did\u2026 She opened those doors. I was thinking about everything she\u2019s done for me and Demi. She\u2019s opened doors for girls who look like us to do whatever they want to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that night, in my mind, I was like, \u2018Wow, she really is a hero\u2019 and it made more and more emotional making me realise how amazing she is and her family, and how strong she is and why she is the way she and that\u2019s the strength that I kept within me that night.\u201d<\/p>\n

\""Will\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
Anne Marie FOX<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n

The poignant and uplifting family drama celebrates Richard Williams and his unflappable grit and determination as he shapes his daughters into two of the greatest tennis players of all time.\u00a0Armed with an audacious <\/span>78-page plan, Richard trained Venus and Serena <\/span>on Compton\u2019s neglected tennis courts come rain or shine \u2013 quite literally \u2013 and helped them conquer seemingly insurmountable odds and all expectations. <\/span><\/span>Aunjanue Ellis plays their mother <\/span>Oracene while Jon Bernthal stars as their tennis coach Rick Macci.<\/span><\/p>\n