Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentPamela Martin of Warner Bros.’ “King Richard,” says, “When it comes to editing, you have to love your characters, flawed or not.
And I loved that family.”Before signing on, the editor says, “I knew very little about Richard Williams, and it was mostly filtered through the media: ‘That crazy tennis dad’ or ‘He’s a nut job.’ Now I think that guy’s a genius.”The Will Smith-starring film, which is an Oscar contender, concerns the early days of tennis champs Venus and Serena Williams via their training from parents Richard and Oracene.Though the coaches are important, “King Richard” breaks with sports-movie tradition by focusing on family.
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