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After starting out in commercial video production, Baylin worked for more than a decade in the art departments-where his role could include anything from building sets to managing props-of films like Dave Chappelle's Block Party and TV series including Boardwalk Empire and Girls. Although he sold his first option, "for 500 bucks or something," just two years after graduating from Hopkins-where his coursework as a Film and Media Studies major ignited a passion for screenwriting-his career, like so many in the entertainment industry, has been marked by fascinating detours. But what makes Baylin's story so remarkable is that the film also comprises his first official screenwriting credit. King Richard would have been a crowning achievement for even the most accomplished writer. "They were really excited," Baylin recalls, though he jokes that "they were probably more excited that The Mitchells vs. When they heard his name, the couple screamed so loudly, they woke up their 8-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son. 8, Baylin and his wife, collaborator, and fellow Hopkins alum Kate Susman, A&S '02, co-founder of the couple's production company Youngblood Pictures, were up before dawn at their Los Angeles home to watch the nominations livestream. (He was also nominated for awards from BAFTA and the Writers Guild.) On Feb. Among King Richard's six Academy Awards nods-including Best Picture, Best Actor, and for Ellis, Best Supporting Actress-is Best Original Screenplay. But Oscar night promises to be especially gratifying for Baylin.
Smith's layered performance earned top honors from the Screen Actors Guild and the NAACP. Released to widespread acclaim this past November, the film is already an awards-season juggernaut. Its portrait of Richard is inspirational yet nuanced, highlighting the love and encouragement he lavished on his daughters without denying his stubbornness or glossing over the rough spots in his marriage.
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Baylin's script follows the family from the neglected, sometimes dangerous Compton, California, tennis courts where Richard spent years refining the girls' skills to Venus' meticulously planned professional debut-all propelled by Richard's tireless coaching and facilitated by their practical-minded mother, Oracene (played by Aunjanue Ellis).
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That movie turned out to be the Oscar-nominated biopic King Richard, which casts Will Smith as Richard Williams, the father who famously raised Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena Williams (Demi Singleton) to become two of the greatest athletes of all time. "If you like tennis," White said, "I have a really good idea for a movie." On his way out, Baylin casually mentioned that he was headed to the tournament. He'd stopped off to meet with producer Tim White ( The Post, Ingrid Goes West) about a project he didn't ultimately land. A funny thing happened to screenwriter Zach Baylin, A&S '02, on the way to the 2017 U.S.
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