One Night in Miami (film)

One Night in Miami is an upcoming American drama film directed by Regina King (in her feature directorial debut), from a screenplay by Kemp Powers based upon his stage play of the same name. It stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr.. The film tells a fictionalized story of Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke as the group celebrate Clay's surprise title win over Sonny Liston in a Miami hotel room in February 1964.

One Night in Miami
Directed byRegina King
Produced by
Screenplay byKemp Powers
Based onOne Night in Miami
by Kemp Powers
Starring
Music byTerence Blanchard
CinematographyTami Reiker
Edited byTariq Anwar
Production
companies
  • Snoot Entertainment
  • ABKCO
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release date
  • September 2020 (2020-09) (Venice)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16.9 million[2]

It will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September 2020.

Cast

Production

In July 2019, it was announced Regina King would direct the film and serve as an executive producer, from a screenplay by Kemp Powers based upon his stage play of the same name.[3] In January 2020, it was announced Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., and Lance Reddick had joined the cast of the film.[4][5]

Principal photography began in January 2020, in New Orleans.[6][7]

Release

The film will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2020.[8][9] In July 2020, Amazon Studios acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film.[10]

References
  1. "One Night in Miami". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. "Initial Certification Search" (Type "One Night in Miami" in the search box). Fastlane NextGen. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. Day-Ramos, Dino (July 9, 2019). "Regina King To Direct Adaptation Of 'One Night In Miami'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  4. Fleming Jr., Mike (January 7, 2020). "Regina King Directing Debut 'One Night In Miami' Underway With Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge & Leslie Odom Jr As '60s Icons". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  5. N’Duka, Amanda (January 14, 2020). "John Wick' & 'Bosch' Actor Lance Reddick Joins Regina King-Directed 'One Night in Miami'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  6. "One Night in Miami". Film New Orleans. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  7. "'One Night in Miami' Directed By Regina King Open Casting Call". Project Casting. December 19, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  8. Tartaglione, Nancy (August 3, 2020). "Venice Film Festival Adds Pedro Almodovar's 'The Human Voice', Regina King's 'One Night In Miami'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  9. Wiseman, Andreas (July 30, 2020). "Toronto Sets 2020 Lineup: Werner Herzog, Regina King, Mira Nair, Francois Ozon, Naomi Kawase Titles Join Hybrid Edition". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  10. D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 30, 2020). "Amazon Picks Up Regina King's Feature Directorial Debut 'One Night In Miami' About Young Cassius Clay – TIFF". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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