Nationwide — Michael Ealy will play Malcolm X in The Biggest, Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming restricted sequence about boxing legend Muhammad Ali. The present will comply with Ali’s private and public life, with Jaalen Finest starring because the champion.
Backed by govt producer Michael B. Jordan and showrunner Ben Watkins, The Biggest is the primary approved scripted sequence 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 sequence goals to focus on how Ali used his platform past the ring, with producers promising a human, layered portrayal of the icon. Watkins known as the undertaking a dream come true, whereas Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez described it as a tribute to Ali’s cultural affect.
