The icon Will Smith compared to a biblical figure: “Someone that legends are made of”
Then he had to play him.
Muhammad Ali
The movie Will Smith named as the peak of his career: “I can’t imagine doing anything else”
Career-defining performance.
Why Muhammad Ali dedicated a fight to Christopher Lee: “I couldn’t believe it”
Float like a butterfly, bite like Dracula?
‘Ali’: The movie never felt truly satisfied Michael Mann
“I wasn’t satisfied with how I felt at the end of the film… “
Michael Mann breaks down Will Smith’s “really ballsy” performance as Muhammad Ali
One of Mann’s stars transformed his mind and body to play an icon.
“I couldn’t see the road”: the iconic role Will Smith turned down for years
He was worn down eventually.
Exploring the hope and harshness of 1970s Chicago through John H. White’s photography
Historical photography.
When James Brown joined Muhammad Ali to perform live in Zaire
Revisiting the legendary festival, Zaire74.