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Why ‘The Six Triple Eight’ is Dedicated to the Late Clarence and Jacqueline Avant

'The Six Triple Eight' producer Nicole Avant and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos explain how the late Clarence and Jacqueline Avant influenced the film.

“It was a little bit after midnight and he’s listening to the [end credits] song,” Nicole recalls, saying she joked with Clarence about how the movie’s original track “The Journey” was written by Diane Warren — aka his “friend who likes to curse.” Sarandos wrote about that emotional experience in a poignant new foreword for the paperback edition of “Think You’ll Be Happy.” The book hit shelves on Dec. 3, just hours before Nicole walked the red carpet for the world premiere of “The Six Triple Eight.” Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, Bela Bajaria and Dan Lin flank Nicole Avant, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington at the premiere of “The Six Triple Eight” at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on Dec. 3, 2024.

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