The cast of Fight Night talks about how they make fun of each other on set

Shaye Ogbonna’s highly rated miniseries, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heistis being praised by critics and audiences as “compelling, raucous, and well-crafted.” No wonder it currently has a 95% on the Tomatometer and a 94% on the Popcornimeter. The show is based on the 2020 true crime podcast about an armed robbery that took place on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic fight in 1970, and how it ultimately transformed Atlanta. The first three episodes are available to stream on Peacock, and the show will conclude with an eighth episode on October 8.

RT’s Mark Ellis sat down with Ogbonna and the cast to talk about what it was like working together, seeing themselves in character for the first time, and Dexter Darden’s experience taking on the role of Muhammad Ali.

Mark Ellis for Rotten Tomatoes: What was the biggest challenge in playing an iconic figure like Muhammad Ali?

Dexter Darden: Definitely the way of speaking, the dialect. The physical part was also part of it, but actually what worries me the most is the fact that everyone has their own idea of ​​this man and, in my case, how can I make everyone’s idea seem personal?

What was it like having Samuel L. Jackson on set?

Terrence Howard: I’ve known Sam since I was eight years old. He used to be the doorman at the Manhattan Plaza. My grandmother lived on the plaza and I spent my summers there. She watched me grow up and watched me get into trouble, but this is the first time we’ve really worked together and he kept telling us the same stories we’d heard as kids. And you love the sentimentality of this simple person – he has a strong voice, but it comes from a very sincere place in his heart. For Sam, he was really the anchor of all of this, in front of and behind the camera.

Watch the video for the full interview with Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Dexter Darden, Don Cheadle, Sinqua Walls, Chloe Bailey, Terrence Howard, Will Packer and Shaye Ogbonna.

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