Nationwide — Michael Ealy will play Malcolm X in The Best, Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming restricted collection about boxing legend Muhammad Ali. The present will observe Ali’s private and public life, with Jaalen Greatest starring because the champion.
Backed by govt producer Michael B. Jordan and showrunner Ben Watkins, The Best is the primary approved scripted collection about Ali’s life. It’ll discover his life not simply as a sports activities icon, however as a father, husband, brother, son, and activist.
Based on Deadline, Ealy joins a forged that features Kai Parham as Ali’s youthful brother Rudy Clay, Omari Hardwick and Dana Gourrier as Ali’s mother and father, and Amin Joseph as rival Sonny Liston.
Lonnie Ali, Muhammad Ali’s widow, additionally serves as govt producer, together with Jordan, Watkins, and others from Roc Nation, Common Music Group, and Polygram Leisure.
The collection goals to spotlight how Ali used his platform past the ring, with producers promising a human, layered portrayal of the icon. Watkins known as the challenge a dream come true, whereas Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez described it as a tribute to Ali’s cultural affect.
