{"id":15809,"date":"2026-05-12T08:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/muhammad-alis-widow-touts-late-boxers-package-to-amazon-upfront-crowd-the-hollywood-reporter\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T08:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:45:47","slug":"muhammad-alis-widow-touts-late-boxers-package-to-amazon-upfront-crowd-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/muhammad-alis-widow-touts-late-boxers-package-to-amazon-upfront-crowd-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Muhammad Ali\u2019s Widow Touts Late Boxer\u2019s \u201cPackage\u201d to Amazon Upfront Crowd – The Hollywood Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Float like a butterfly, sting like much more than a bee. \t\t\t\t \t<\/p>\n

\t\tBy Tony Maglio<\/span><\/a>, Carly Thomas<\/span><\/a>\t<\/div>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Muhammad Ali<\/a>‘s widow, Lonnie Ali, got pretty personal with Amazon<\/a>‘s upfront crowd on Monday. Introduced by Michael B. Jordan<\/a>, who is producing a series about her late husband’s formative years, Lonnie provided what the kids call “TMI.”
\tDuring the event, the pair spoke about casting Jaalen Best<\/a> (All American: Homecoming, Magnum P.I. <\/em>and American Horror Stories<\/em>) to portray the late professional boxer and global icon in Prime Video<\/a>‘s The Greatest<\/em>.
\t“It had to be a very special person to play that part. And we knew from the star that whoever plays Ali has got to be Ali,” Lonnie said. “He has to have the courage, the conviction, the heart, he has to have the looks, all of it, you know, he has to have the looks, Muhammad was pretty. We searched everywhere, had to have the package, as they say.” \t<\/p>\n

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