Kevin Hart called JK Simmons and hung up just to prove to Seth Meyers that he had worked with the “Red One” star before. During the bar segment of the late night host’s “Seth & Kevin Go Day Drinking,” Meyers told Hart that he would show the comedian a number of actors and then Hart […]
Kevin Hart called JK Simmons and hung up just to prove to Seth Meyers that he had worked with the “Red One” star before. During the bar segment of the late night host’s “Seth & Kevin Go Day Drinking,” Meyers told Hart that he would show the comedian a number of actors and then Hart […]
“The Bear,” “Only Murders,” and more of this summer’s hottest TV series USA TODAY TV critic Kelly Lawler lists this summer’s must-see TV shows, including the return of “The Bear” and “Only Murders in the Building.” The spectacular premise of Peacock’s “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” seems pure fiction: Armed robbers force the country’s […]
In the opening monologue of the first episode of Fight Night: The Million Dollars RobberyGordon “Chicken Man” Williams, played by Kevin Hart, lays the groundwork for Peacock’s eight-part miniseries (the first three episodes of which are now streaming). “You know, they burned Atlanta to the ground,” Chicken Man tells his friend, who runs a funeral […]
Kevin Hart as Chicken Man Courtesy of NBCU/Peacock Fight Night: The Million Dollar Robbery is now streaming on Peacock. The series tells the true story of Muhammad Ali’s return to boxing in 1970 and the infamous robbery at an Atlanta after-party gone wrong. Read on to learn more about the true events that inspired the […]
What do a gang of criminals, Muhammad Ali and the city of Atlanta have in common? October 26, 1970. When a legal loophole allowed the boxer to return to the ring after refusing to perform military service, the night of his comeback fight became a golden opportunity for a gang of thieves to rob the […]
The cast and creative team behind Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist were joined by high-profile guests at the premiere of the new Peacock miniseries in New York City on Wednesday, featuring stars such as Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Hart and more. Below, see what Henson, Hart and other cast members like Chloe Bailey and […]
Kevin Hart’s true-crime miniseries Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist premiered Thursday on Peacock, complete with an all-star cast. The eight-episode limited series tells the true story of Muhammad Ali’s return to boxing in 1970 and an after-party that led to one of the biggest robberies in Atlanta’s history. Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams (Hart) is […]
It takes a while to realize that the hero of Peacock’s new crime dramedy Fight Night: The Million Dollar Robbery is not in reality the convoy of extravagant gangsters, crooks and petty criminals of the series, but rather the city of Atlanta. And that the eponymous robbery, despite the stated financial value, is in reality […]
Since the state of Georgia passed the country’s most generous tax incentives for film and television production, Atlanta has become what is often referred to as the “Hollywood of the South.” But for all the filming that uses the city as a backdrop, there are few that actually portray it as a dynamic metropolis worthy […]
