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One Night in Miami, Regina King s Feature Directorial Debut
The adaptation of Kemp Powers’s play of the same name is currently nominated for three Academy Awards. Apr 3, 2021
On February 25, 1964, Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammed Ali) became the heavyweight boxing champion of the world after beating then-world champion Sonny Liston. To celebrate, he invited his friends Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and football star Jim Brown to join him at a nearby hotel. The events that transpired that night are not entirely known, but Regina King s first directorial debut of a feature film,
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A lot of things happened in 2020, from the pandemic to the political protests and everything in between. For one star of
One Night in Miami, the Black Lives Matter movement and protests against police brutality resonated particularly deep while he was working on the film. Eli Goree who portrays Cassius Clay (before he became Muhammad Ali) called his experience recording ADR for
Directed by Regina King and starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as Malcolm X, Leslie Odom Jr. as Sam Cooke and Aldis Hodge as Jim Brown alongside Eli Goreeâs Cassius Clay,
One Night in Miami packs a big punch. Not only are we treated with show-stopping performances by all members of the cast, but the script discusses civil rights in the eyes of each of these legendary men in 1964. The crazy part is many of the lines couldâve just as easily been talking about the world today. When asked about this in an interview with CinemaBlend, Eli Goree said:
Leslie Odom Jr. became a star six years ago, aged 33, when he portrayed Aaron Burr, the American founding father who shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel, in the musical Hamilton
Leslie Odom Jr. became a star six years ago, aged 33, when he portrayed Aaron Burr, the American founding father who shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel, in the musical Hamilton.
Odom originated one of the show’s signature numbers, The Room Where It Happens. But he’s glad he wasn’t in the room, or Hamilton, during his 20s, because there’s ‘no question’ he would have handled fame badly.