Will Smith to co-produce a documentary about an event &quot;erased from the sporting history book&quot; with the renowned tennis Williams sisters.

&#8220;Erased from the sporting history books&#8221; &#8211; Will Smith, Serena Williams and Venus Williams Set to Premiere Their Documentary, &#8216;Copa71&#8217; in Canada

Hollywood’s news-making couple, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, have had a
sweet debut run with their multimedia company Westbrook Inc. Their company’s
first film, King Richard, won the Men in Black actor a Golden Globe award. But
the story was not just another sports drama. It portrayed the legendary former
World No. 1 tennis sisters Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Subsequently, the
drama series biopic, King Richard, fostered a friendship between the Smiths and
the Williams, leading to a new project which depicts an event “erased from the
sporting history books.”

Copa71 will cover this historical event and come live on the screens of the
much-awaited premiere event in Canada. 


WILL SMITH PAIRS UP WITH THE WILLIAMS FAMILY AGAIN

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is scheduled to take place from
the 7th of September to the 17th. Following the announcement of the lineups, the
Aladdin actor took to Instagram and posted a short trailer of the documentary.
Cop71 is a documentary containing news interviews and archival footage from the
Women’s Football World Cup. They left this football event undocumented from the
history of women’s football. 

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The trailer showed some old clips and possibly the segment where the younger
Williams sister lent her voice. And being Gen-Z’s favorite dad, Smith captioned
it with a, “Wow!! Congratz”, following which was the news of the TIFF selection.

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Smith’s journey from playing the father of the sisters in King Richard
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-after-playing-their-dad-in-king-richard-will-smith-joins-serena-and-venus-williams-for-an-inspiring-1971-soccer-documentary-copa-71-jada-pinkett-smith-the-oscars/]
to co-producing for a documentary, weaving the story was not very easy.


20 YEARS OF GAP BETWEEN TWO VERSIONS OF THE “REAL” WOMEN’S FOOTBALL WORLD CUP

The directors of the documentary amassed the footage and enjoyed taking
interviews as the players were “generous.” In an interview with Variety in July,
Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine revealed how “they’ve been told for 50 years
that this didn’t happen.” FIFA, which held the men’s football world cup right
before the women’s in the same Azteca Stadium, did not recognize this world
cup. 



To date, FIFA only recognizes the 1991 Women’s Football World Cup held in China
as the first-ever, practically erasing the 1971 Mexico one. With Copa71 reaching
the audience, perhaps that could change.

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Role to Kevin Hart
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What do you think of Copa71, the trailer of the new documentary Smith posted
about? Comment below and let us know.

Rishika Bhardwaj

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hollywood&#8217;s news-making couple, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, have had a sweet debut run with their multimedia company Westbrook Inc. Their company&#8217;s first film, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">King Richard</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, won the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Men in Black </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">actor a Golden Globe award. But the story was not just another sports drama. It portrayed the legendary former World No. 1 tennis sisters Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Subsequently, the drama series biopic, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">King Richard,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> fostered a friendship between the Smiths and the Williams, leading to a new project which depicts an event </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;erased from the sporting history books.&#8221;</span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Copa71 </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">will cover this historical event and come live on the screens of the much-awaited premiere event in Canada. </span></p>
<h2><strong>Will Smith pairs up with the Williams family again</strong></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is scheduled to take place from the 7th of September to the 17th. Following the announcement of the lineups, the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Aladdin </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">actor took to Instagram and posted a short trailer of the documentary. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cop71 is </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">a documentary containing news interviews and archival footage from the Women’s Football World Cup. They left this football event undocumented from the history of women’s football. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The trailer showed some old clips and possibly the segment where the younger Williams sister lent her voice. And being Gen-Z&#8217;s favorite dad, Smith captioned it with a, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Wow!! Congratz”,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> following which was the news of the TIFF selection.</span></p>
<p><strong>ALSO READ: </strong><a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/music-news-i-was-definitely-armani-white-reveals-how-the-fresh-prince-aka-will-smith-was-one-of-his-earliest-influence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“I was definitely…” – Armani White Reveals How the Fresh Prince AKA Will Smith Was One of His Earliest Influence</a></p>
<p>Smith&#8217;s journey from playing <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-after-playing-their-dad-in-king-richard-will-smith-joins-serena-and-venus-williams-for-an-inspiring-1971-soccer-documentary-copa-71-jada-pinkett-smith-the-oscars/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the father of the sisters in <em>King Richard</em></a> to co-producing for a documentary, weaving the story was not very easy.</p>
<h2>20 years of gap between two versions of the &#8220;real&#8221; women&#8217;s football World Cup</h2>
<p>The directors of the documentary amassed the footage and enjoyed taking interviews as the players were &#8220;<em>generous</em>.&#8221; In an interview with Variety in July, <span style="font-weight: 400;">Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine revealed how <em>&#8220;</em></span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">they’ve been told for 50 years that this didn’t happen.&#8221; </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">FIFA</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">which held the men&#8217;s football world cup right before the women&#8217;s in the same Azteca Stadium, did not recognize this world cup</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
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<p>To date, FIFA only recognizes the 1991 Women&#8217;s Football World Cup held in China as the first-ever, practically erasing the 1971 Mexico one. With <em>Copa71</em> reaching the audience, perhaps that could change.</p>
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