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'The Greatest' Creator Ben Watkins Cast Muhammad Ali by Putting His Final Four in the Ring
Published: 2026-11-05T15:30:00.000Z · 3-Minute Executive Summary
The Hollywood Reporter reports that the writer and director hired Jaalen Best as the lead of his Prime Video series after seeing how he fared in the gym with his competition: "In my mind, Muhammad Ali would walk in there and say 'I got this.' I wanted to see who had that quality."