Yahoo News Muhammad Ali drama Fight Night confirms 6 more stars in cast
Muhammad Ali drama Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist has added six new faces to its starry cast.
With cameras ready to shoot the Peacock series in Atlanta next week, Deadline reports Chloe Bailey (Candy Cane Lane), Melvin Gregg (Nine Perfect Strangers), Artrece Johnson (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey), Jalyn Hall (Space Jam: A New Legacy), Clifton Powell (Black Lightning) and model Lori Harvey are all officially onboard.
Based on the iHeartPodcast of the same name, Fight Night charts the hectic evening of heavyweight boxer Ali's defeat of Jerry Quarry – centring on a cop and hustler.
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Ali had just been banned from the sport for refusing America's military draft, and hundreds of guests were robbed via gunpoint at an after-party, which turned out to be one of the biggest armed robberies the country has ever seen.
Previously confirmed cast members include Maze Runner's Dexter Darden (as Ali), Samuel L. Jackson (Secret Invasion), Kevin Hart (Lift), Terrence Howard (Empire), Taraji P Henson (Abbott Elementary) and Don Cheadle (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier).
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Ali sadly passed away aged 74 in 2016, and once told interviewer David Frost how he'd like to be remembered.
"I'd like for them to say he took a few cups of love, he took one tablespoon of patience, one teaspoon of generosity, one pint of kindness," he said.
"He took one quart of laughter, one pinch of concern and then he mixed willingness with happiness. He added lots of faith and he stirred it up well. Then he spread it over a span of a lifetime and he served it to each and every deserving person he met."
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist will stream on Peacock in the US.
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