EW has released the first photo from Oscar-winning actress Regina King’s directorial debut, One Night in Miami, based on the debut play from Kemp Powers, who has adapted it for the screen.
Set on the night of February 25, 1964, “One Night in Miami” follows a young, brash Cassius Clay as he emerges from the Miami Beach Convention Center the new Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. Against all odds, he defeated Sonny Liston and shocked the sports world. While crowds of people swarm Miami Beach to celebrate the match, Clay – unable to stay on the island because of Jim Crow-era segregation laws – spends the evening at the Hampton House Motel in Miami’s African American Overtown neighborhood celebrating with three of his closest friends: Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown.
During this historic evening, these icons, who each were the very representation of the Pre-Black Power Movement and felt the social pressure their cross-over celebrity brought, shared their thoughts with each other about their responsibilities as influencers, standing up, defending their rights and moving the country forward to equality and empowerment for all black people. The next morning, the four men emerge determined to define a new world for themselves and their community.
As seen from left to right in the exclusive photo above, Kingsley Ben-Adir (High Fidelity) plays civil rights activist Malcolm X, Aldis Hodge (Hidden Figures) plays NFL football star Jim Brown, Eli Goree (Riverdale) plays boxer Cassius Clay, and Grammy and Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton) plays singer, entrepreneur and civil rights activist Sam Cooke.
The pic is being produced by Snoot Entertainment (Blindspotting, Little Monsters) and ABKCO, with Keith Calder and Jess Wu Calder producing for Snoot and Jody Klein for ABKCO.
Kemp adapts his fictional stage play for the screen and executive produces. Key crew includes Cinematographer Tami Reiker (“Beyond the Lights,” “High Art”), Costume Designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck (“Just Mercy,” “Detroit”), Production Designer Barry Robison (“Hacksaw Ridge,” “Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”) and Academy Award® nominated Editor Tariq Anwar (“King’s Speech”)
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