Will Smith is not a strange person for The academy. Thanks to But, first, and then by Looking for happiness received two nominations for Oscar. Everything indicates that from the hand of King Richard, the new movie of Warner Bros. Pictures, is on the way to receiving the third and that may be the charm. This is believed since the film began to be seen in some festivals.
The Telluride Film Festival was the first to screen the film that was directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. The film focuses on the life of Richard Williams, the father of the two most important tennis players in history, Venus and Serena Williams, and its “Unconventional methods”, as the official synopsis says, to turn his daughters into sports legends. The film will be released on November 25 with the protagonists of Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn and Jon Bernthal.
After its screening in Telluride, some critics started talking about Will Smith as a clear candidate for Oscar in 2022. Richard Lawson, from Vanity Fair, noted that the actor “Would win that Oscar” and that the movie “It has all the necessary components to make it a success”. Clayoton Davis, from the same medium, stated that Smith It’s in “The first line of what would become the ruthless career of the best actor”. For the artist, for his part, the opportunity to head King Richard, which portrays and honors a person who is still alive, was one of the “Higher rewards” that touched him in his career.
The official poster of the film that will arrive in November. (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The work of Will Smith has everything to The academy he usually likes it when it comes to delivering his prizes. From the idea of interpreting a person who really exists or existed, to the use of prostheses to try to resemble the person who embodies as much as possible. In addition, there is the detail that Smith put on a bit of weight to complete her look, and this is something that often fascinates those who vote in the Oscars.
What the director of Rey Richard said
In a recent interview with Los Angeles Times, Green talked about the work done by Will Smith for his film and highlighted both his role as an actor, as well as the one he had as a producer. “This film takes advantage of the charisma of Will and his natural comedic gifts, but he really does disappear physically in this role in a way that we haven’t seen him often in his career. “, assured the director.
Will Smith alongside Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton, who play the Williams sisters. (IMDb)
“I think he had a lot of fun eating and enjoying that process.”, said the director and pointed out that from the beginning they spoke with Will Smith about the need for Richard Williams was a character “complicated”. Green explained that he was unable to meet with the tennis players’ father and that Will either. “It was one of those things that did not come to fruition”He stressed, while explaining that the man’s health was very fragile and that is why they decided to leave him alone.
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