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A series dedicated to Muhammad Ali, the personal life and career of the former boxing star

A series dedicated to Muhammad Ali, the personal life and career of the former

A series about Muhammad Ali is in production at Peacock. The eight-part event about the boxing legend is titled Excellence: 8 Fights and is being produced by Regé-Jean Page, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Willmott, Deadline reports. While Page will serve as an executive producer, there are currently no plans for him to star as Ali. Willmott wrote the Oscar-winning BlacKkKlansman.

A series dedicated to Muhammad Ali, the personal life and career of the former

The show will be based on Jonathan Eig's biography, Ali: A Life, published in 2017. According to the show's official description:

"Excellence: 8 Fights" will present eight distinct and defining moments in the iconic life of Muhammad Ali. Each episode will be framed by a fight from Ali's life, but the core of the episode it's about is the inner struggle, the drama outside the ring, where we'll explore the struggle that's going on in someone's heart and mind. of the most consequential and controversial figures of the 20th century.

A series dedicated to Muhammad Ali, the personal life and career of the former

On the other hand, the movie "Creed III" was released, also inspired by the life and career of the former boxing star. The Rocky sequels aren't exactly known for their nuanced antagonists, so give Creed III credit for trying to flesh out its antagonist, played by Jonathan Majors. But zooming in on the backstory slows the pace, in a film that finally delivers the goods, but whose broader ambitions under director/star Michael B. Jordan are bogged down by its loopy formula.

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