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Warner Bros.’ King Richard, which set Monsters and Men director Reinaldo Marcus Green today as director, is opening on Nov. 25, 2020, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Project stars Will Smith as Richard Williams, the father to tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. Zach Baylin wrote the screenplay. Deadline first br…

EXCLUSIVE: Even though there were no major tennis tournaments last weekend, the minds of industry leaders were courtside anyway. They were reading King Richard, a spec script by Zach Baylin that has Will Smith poised to play Richard Williams. He is the father of Venus and Serena Williams. Despite having no tennis…