Marvel's Samuel L Jackson joins true crime series
Samuel L Jackson is continuing his move into television with the true crime series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.
Following The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey and Marvel's Secret Invasion, Jackson will star alongside Kevin Hart in the Peacock limited series. The official description states that Fight Night will tell "the infamous story of how an armed robbery during the night of Muhammad Ali's historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man's life, but an entire city's destiny."
It has been reported by Variety that Jackson will play Frank Moten, a famous criminal who was named 'The Black Godfather' in the papers at the time.
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Hart will serve as executive producer alongside Kevin Packer, who previously told the real-life story through the Fight Night podcast.
Recently, Jackson was confirmed for the film The Beast, an utterly ridiculous sounding film in which he plays the US President who finds himself under attack, and turns to his limo to fight off the bad guys.
The twist is that the limo also doubles as an indestructible tank that's filled to the brim with weaponry.
Last year, Jackson defended his recurring co-star Brie Larson (who he has starred with in Kong: Skull Island, multiple MCU films and Larson's comedy-drama Unicorn Store) against backlash from certain online circles.
"She's not going to let any of that stuff destroy her," he said. "These incel dudes who hate strong women, or the fact that she's a feminist who has an opinion and expressed it? Everybody wants people to be who they want them to be.
"She is who she is, and she's genuinely that."
Secret Invasion and the rest of the MCU are available to stream now on Disney+, with The Marvels set to join soon.
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