Will Smith to play father of Serena & Venus Williams in "King Richard" film

[TRY GOD]

Or

 

[Striving For Greatness]

Serena likely wanted someone white to play him.

She whitewashing everything

 

[WesCrook]

Mahershala Ali would have been a good pick

He's probably completely booked

 

[Virtuous_Brotha]

nikkas on that light skin dark skin bullshyt again

Only where it's convenient as usual elsewhere in tlr 'black is black' and 'how white folk view us is all that matters'

 

[AFRAM GLORY]

Keith David(Williams).

 

[Atlrocafella]

Y'all really that hung about complexion? I've seen africans the same tone as will not like he's chris brown status

Nobody is acting like Will smith isn’t black, but if your going to hire an actor to play someone who has darker skin, it would probably be more appropriate to start with someone who shares that dark skin complexion.

That’s like asking Keri Washington to play Beyonce in a biopic, It just wouldn’t look right.

 

[Phantum]

The emotional scene when he finds out his daughters love CACs.. Oscar worthy

 

[Virtuous_Brotha]

Nobody is acting like Will smith isn’t black, but if your going to hire an actor to play someone who has darker skin, it would probably be more appropriate to start with someone who shares that dark skin complexion.

That’s like asking Keri Washington to play Beyonce in a biopic, It just wouldn’t look right.

Again I honestly don't see that a big of a deal unless it is really extreme as if they got drake to play him.

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

I had so much respect for the man when I saw this clip.






Whites are threatened by confident and talented black people, and plant seeds of doubt when they encounter black children.

I love this guy (no homo). Prototype Black father.

 

[WesCrook]

Nobody is acting like Will smith isn’t black, but if your going to hire an actor to play someone who has darker skin, it would probably be more appropriate to start with someone who shares that dark skin complexion.

That’s like asking Keri Washington to play Beyonce in a biopic, It just wouldn’t look right.

Correct

Dark skinned brothers were heavily discriminated against....especially in those days.

This isn't something that should be glossed over.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Morris Chestnut world have been a better option.

this aint a BET movie

 

[MasterOfAllHeSurveyz]

If you're not going to include part of Mr. Williams' life in Shreveport and Chicago, your movie will be a failure.

 

[Hagendas]

Matt McConaughey busy?

 

[Drew Wonder]

Spoiler

Here’s the script for anyone interested

 

[WaveMolecules]

Idris Elba would've been perfect for this