Will Smith was paid $40 million to star in King Richard, the new movie about Venus and Serena Williams’ father

Will Smith was paid $40 million for his perform throughout the upcoming HBO Max biographical drama film, King Richard.

The film depends on the true life story of Richard Williams, the daddy of Venus and Serena Williams, who coaches his daughters to vary into two of primarily essentially the most excellent tennis stars on the planet.

The movie was filmed in Los Angeles in the midst of the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and prevented Smith from reprising his perform as Deadshot in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.

In a present article by Choice detailing the biggest movie stars salaries for present initiatives, it was revealed that Smith’s wage for his perform in King Richard was $40 million. This decide is noticeably elevated than the on a regular basis paycheck for a movie star in an unlimited enterprise, which presently sits at spherical $20 million.

Based totally on the Choice article, the one completely different actors to earn larger than Smith are Dwayne Johnson and Daniel Craig, who tops out the guidelines at $100 million for Knives Out 2 and three.