A documentary about the relationship between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali from Kenya Barris has been set at Netflix.Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali will launch on the streamer on September 9.Based on Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith’s book Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, the feature doc comes from Barris’ previous overall deal with the streamer.
He has since moved to ViacomCBS in a deal that gives him equity in BET Studios. It is the Black-ish creator’s latest doc for the streamer – he is also producing a doc on civil rights attorney Ben Crump.The film, which Barris teased in a New York Times profile last year, features never before seen archival footage and the story behind the friendship
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