Tomorrow, HBO’s Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight begins filming in New York City.
The movie will focus on Ali’s objections to the Vietnam War and the ensuing ‘fight’ with the US government. After Ali was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1966, he refused to step forwarded at the armed services induction and was arrested. Since he had converted to Islam two years earlier, he argued the conflict was against his religious beliefs. Later, a series of appeals led him to the Supreme Court.
The movie stars Christopher Plummer as Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan II and Frank Langella as Chief Justice Warren Burger. Benjamin Walker will also co-star as Kevin Kennedy, a Supreme Court clerk who supported Ali and wrote several briefs that helped to maintain the boxer’s status as a conscientious objector of the war.
Tomorrow, Monday, April 9, Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight begins filming around Madison Ave and E 23rd St in New York City. Signs posted in the area indicate filming will last through Friday.
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