Muhammad Ali Jr. Movie Pushed To 2024 Due To Strike Uncertainty
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Rhode Island-based production company Verdi Productions has halted pre-production on the next feature film on the company’s slate, a biopic of Muhammad Ali Jr., due to the impending SAG strike.
According to producer Chad A. Verdi (Bleed For This), the indie movie was due to enter principal photography on September 1 in Rhode Island with cast attached, but will now be pushed to late 2024.
Tom DeNucci directs. The movie will chart the story of Ali Jr. who has struggled to live in his legendary father’s shadow, dealing with bullying, abandonment, drug addiction and family issues.
More recently, Ali Jr. has found greater peace with himself, his former relationship, his father and his own children. Verdi recently produced a documentary on the same subject.
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