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Will Smith has often found himself doing the right movies that showcased the fatherly side of any story. This was also true for his 2021 movieKing Richard.Detailing the story of Tennis Champions Serena and Venus Williams, Smith portrayed the role of their father in the movie.
Will Smith also received quite a big paycheck for his role as Richard Williams. The paycheck was so huge that it almost covered Venus Williams’ entire net worth back in 2021!
When Will Smith Asked For A Big Paycheck ForKing Richard
Will Smith has had an amazing career. Starring in several iconic movies, Smith once found himself portraying another father figure in 2021 withKing Richard.The movie saw Smith portraying the role of Tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard Williams.
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Depicting their lives from a father’s point of view, the film earned rave reviews and Will Smith even won an Oscar for Best Actor in 2021 forKing Richard.As per the reports, theMen in Blackactor had received a large amount of paycheck for his portrayal of Richard Williams. Although big paychecks are nothing new for the actor, the amount was almost worth Venus William’s entire net worth during her Tennis career!
Venus and Serena Williams served as the executive producers of the movie and as per the reports,Will Smithreceived a paycheck of $40 million for his role as Richard Williams. To put things into perspective, Venus Williams’ has earned a total of $42 million throughout her Tennis career! The 2021 film had a budget of $50 million but it seems thatKing Richardwent on to earn big by getting Oscar nominations and an overwhelming positive response.
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Will Smith Was Reluctant To JoinMen in Black
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Will Smith starred in the 1997 movie titledMen in Blackwhich essentially made him more famous as an actor. Starring alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Smith recalled that Steven Spielberg had to convince him with a helicopter to get him onboard the project.
“I kind of understood ‘Men in Black’ a little bit but I didn’t want to make ‘Men in Black.’ That was the next year after ‘Independence Day.’ So I didn’t want to make two alien movies back to back. “Steven Spielberg sent a helicopter for me. I was in New York. It landed at his house. And, like, he had me at hello.”
The actor continued,
“He said the coldest s–t. He said, ‘Tell me why you don’t want to make my movie…’ And he was the producer. And he put the ellipsis at the end, it was the dot, dot, dot. If he had continued, he would have said, ‘Joker, you know I made ‘Jaws,’ right? You know I made ‘E.T.’‘”
Luckily for the actor, Smith was easily convinced and he starred alongside Tommy Lee Jones in one of the most classic and funniest franchises of all time. As for the Oscar-winning movie,King Richardis available to stream on Max in the U.S.
Source:Variety
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
