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Don Cheadle Talks ‘Fight Night’ and Untold Black History: ‘It Might Be Actors and Artists Who Have to Make Sure That History Is Told’
At 'Fight Night's MVAAFF premiere Don Cheadle and Taraji P. Henson talked 'Fight Night' unearthing Black history and understanding their characters.
Peacock’s forthcoming limited series, “ Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” based on the true-crime podcast, tells the story of the greatest robbery in Georgia’s history and how Atlanta transformed into the Black Mecca. While Cheadle was thrilled to work with Henson again (following 2007’s “Talk to Me”), along with co-stars Hart, Samuel L. Jackson and Terrence Howard, he was also intrigued with Hudson — who, due to his profession, was ostracized from his own community. More than just a flashback in time to examine a distinct moment in Atlanta’s history, Cheadle and Henson hope that “Fight Night” breeds curiosity in audiences about what kind of stories are told and why.
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