King Richard, the stirring new biopic chronicling how tennis dad Richard Williams guided daughters Venus and Serena towards greatness, locates truth and emotions that lie beyond the bounds of skill and competition.Telling the foundational story of two all-time great athletes and cultural icons, the film’s director, Reinaldo Marcus Green (Monsters and Men), understood that the Williams family’s story is bigger than just grand slams and gold medals.“They’re so much more than that,” says Green. “Their legacy is going to be far greater than anything that they accomplished on the court, and they’ve accomplished a lot on the court.”Yet, while he points out that Venus and Serena “don’t consider themselves just tennis players,” he and his cast and.
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