Posted by | Ray Cornelius
Award winning film producer Will “Power” Packer is teaming up with Universal Pictures for a new comedy titled Fight Night.
According to Packer’s Instagram page, Fight Night is the story of Atlanta-based hustler Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams and Atlanta’s first black detective, JD Hudson. Set in 1970 on the eve of Muhammad Ali’s comeback fight in Atlanta, the film centers on a post-fight party thrown by Williams that was attended by the most dangerous gangsters in the country. They were all robbed at gunpoint of more than $1 million, making it to this day the largest heist in Georgia history.
S&A is reporting that the film will be written by Lars Jacobson along with Packer co-producing and lifestyle guru Kenny Burns serving as executive producer. He is credited with bringing the story to Packer’s attention.
RC will keep you posted as this project continues to develop.
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