New Muhammad Ali Movie Will Focus on His Vietnam War Draft Refusal
The life and times of legendary boxerMuhammad Aliare rife with stories worthy of cinematic depiction, and now Searchlight is developing a movie centered on Ali’s refusal to be drafted into the military during the Vietnam War. Up and coming director Shola Amoo has signed on to helm the project from a script by Phillip Howze, whose previous credits include the Netflix true crime seriesMindhunterand the musical drama seriesThe Eddy. While director Shola Amoo does not have many credits to his name, he has already demonstrated an adept hand at emotion and insight with last year’s critically acclaimed dramaThe Last Tree....