An Amazon Studios original movie, One Night In Miami, premieres on January 15th via Amazon Prime Video.
The film tells the story of how on one incredible night in 1964, four icons of sports, music, and activism gathered to celebrate one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. Relive the moment when underdog Cassius Clay, soon to be called Muhammad Ali (Eli Goree), defeats heavyweight champion Sonny Liston at the Miami Convention Hall. Clay memorialized the event with three of his friends: Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.), and Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge).
Based on the award-winning play of the same name written by Kemp Powers, which evolved into this screenplay, One Night In Miami is a fictional account inspired by the historic night these four formidable figures spent together. It looks at the struggles these men faced and the vital role they individually captured in the civil rights movement and cultural upheaval of the 1960s. More than 40 years later, their conversations on racial injustice, religion, and personal responsibility still resonate.
Oscar-winning actress, Regina King, makes her feature film directorial debut, and everyone involved with this project was elated to have such a powerful and influential presence on set. “A big reason that I became involved with the project was that Regina King was directing. To be a part of her first film directorial debut is a great honor and also a great responsibility because you don’t want to mess it up,” says Aldis Hodge (Jim Brown). “We’re lucky as actors because she is coming from an acting foundation. She understands what our process is, how we go through it, what we’re thinking, and she understands how to talk to us and help us reach a choice without forcing us to get to that place. So it’s a real easy sort of environment and a colloquial sort of back and forth when it comes to figuring out how we put this whole thing together.”
One Night In Miami premieres on January 15th, the birthday of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. This film is a passion project created to celebrate and explore these iconic legends and their greatness as African American men. Although Cast and filmmakers hope viewers are entertained by One Night In Miami, they also desire for audiences to take something away from the film that may help change to continue.
