Jon Bernthal on King Richard, the Incredible True Story, and the American Gigolo Showtime Series

With director Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard now playing in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, I recently got to speak with Jon Bernthal about playing Coach Rick Macci in the fantastic sports biopic. As you’ve seen in the trailers, King Richard stars Will Smith, as the titular “King” Richard Williams, the father and coach of two of the biggest names in the tennis world, Serena and Venus Williams, played by Demi Singleton and Saniyya Sidney, respectively. Featuring an incredible performance by Will Smith and a story that you will think is made up but is absolutely true, King Richard is a great reminder that anything is possible, as long as you are willing to put in the work. The film also stars Aunjanue Ellis as Oracene ’Brandy’ Williams, Tony Goldwyn as Coach Paul Cohen, and Dylan McDermott. During the interview, Bernthal talks about some of the things he heard about the story that he figured were made up but were actually true, how the family really had two more kids with the purpose of