Will Packer talks new series ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’

Published: Aug 27, 2024 Duration: 00:05:39 Category: News & Politics

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>>> WE ARE BACK WITH ONE OF THE BIGGEST HOLLYWOOD PRODUCERS, MR. WILL PACKER. HE'S BEHIND A LOT OF THE FILMS WE ALL LOVE LIKE "RIDE ALONG" STARRING KEVIN HART AND ICE CUBE. >> AND "GIRLS TRIP". >> WELL, NOW HE IS BACK WITH A NEW STAR STUDDED SERIES ON PEACOCK CALLED "FIGHT NIGHT: MILLION DOLLAR HEIST". >> HE CELEBRATES MOHAMED ALLY'S COMEBACK FIGHT ENDING WITH ONE OF THE BIGGEST HEISTS IN ATLANTA HISTORY. >> SLOW DOWN NOW. GOING WAY TOO FAST, ALL RIGHT? I TOLD Y'ALL I'M A PROFESSIONAL. I GOT THE BREAD. THE BREAD AIN'T NEVER BEEN THE PROBLEM. ALL I NEED IS BACKING. ANOTHER 5%, YEAH. >> YOU ON. >> WHAT'S UP? I CAN'T PROTECT YOU. >> YES! >> WHO IS NOT WATCHING THIS. >> IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. DID YOU SEE THAT PERM? DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT WAS TO GET THAT PERM RIGHT ON HIM? IT WAS A LOT OF WORK. >> THIS IS BASED ON A PODCAST, BUT ALSO BASED ON -- THIS IS A REAL STORY. >> TRUE STORY. >> MOHAMED ALLALLI REFUSED TO GO VIETNAM. PEOPLE CALLED HIM A DRAFT DODGER. THEY SAID YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR COUNTRY. HE WAS BLACKBALLED. HE COULDN'T GET A FIT. HE FOUGHT IN AN UNSANCTIONED FIGHT IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THEY ALL WENT TO THIS UNDERGROUND CASINO NIGHT AND ALL GET ROBBED. THAT'S JUST WHERE THE STORY BEGINS. >> THAT'S THE THING. THERE IS THIS ALL STAR CAST. HOW DOES THAT WORK? IS IT JUST YOU CALLING LIKE, HEY, I NEED YOU TO DO THIS AND EVERYBODY IS LIKE, OH, KEVIN'S DOING IT? I'M IN. >> PEOPLE ASK ME ALL THE TIME, WHAT DOES A PRODUCER DO? THIS IS IT. THE FIRST CALL I MADE WAS TO MY FREQUENT COLLABORATOR KEVIN HART. HE'S NOT ONLY A SHORT MAN. HE HAS A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN. I CALLED HIM AND I SAID, LISTEN, I HAVE THIS PODCAST. LISTEN TO THE FIRST 20 MINUTES, KEVIN. HE CALLED ME BACK AND SAID, I LISTENED TO THE WHOLE THING. IT'S INCREDIBLE. I'M IN. WE AGREED TO PARTNER UP TO PRODUCE IT. THEN WE CALLED EVERYBODY. WE CALLED SAM JACKSON, WHICH WAS FUNNY BECAUSE KEVIN, SAM AND I HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER BUT IT HADN'T COME TOGETHER QUITE YET. HE WOULD ALWAYS SEE US OUT. SAM HAS NEVER MET AN F BOMB THAT HE DIDN'T LOVE, RIGHT? SO HE WAS SAYING, HEY, MFERS. HE SAID Y'ALL HAVEN'T WORKED WITH ME, BUT YOU HAVE WORKED WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. WE DROPPED OUR OWN F BOMB. WE SAID, HEY, WE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU. >> THAT'S NOT A BAD SAM JACKSON. >> PRETTY GOOD, PRETTY GOOD. >> WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS, TOO, IS IT'S SET IN THE '70s. THIS IS A PERIOD PIECE. FOR A GUY BORN IN THE '70s, WHAT WAS THIS LIKE CREATING THIS ERA ALL OVER AGAIN, WHICH WAS REALLY AN INTERESTING PERIOD OF TIME. >> IT WAS HARD. I'M NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU. IT IS MY SECOND LIMITED SERIES. I DID A RE-MAKE OF "ROOTS" BEFORE, WHICH WAS TOUGH. THIS IS TOUGH IN A DIFFERENT WAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE SO AUTHENTIC. AUDIENCES TODAY ARE SO DISCERNING. THEY WILL WATCH A SHOW LIKE THIS AND GO, UHN-UHN, THAT IS NOT WHAT THE COFFEE CUPS LOOKED LIKE BACK THEN. WE HAD TO BE SO SPECIFIC. WE PUT TOGETHER AN AMAZING TEAM TO LITERALLY TRANSPORT PEOPLE BACK TO A REALLY, REALLY FUN TIME. YOU SEE THE AFROS, THE BELL BOTTOMS, THE CLOTHES. EVERYTHING WAS AUTHENTIC. WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE IMMERSED YOU INTO A TIME PERIOD FROM 50 YEARS AGO. WE WANT YOU TO GET INVESTED IN THIS STORY. IT IS A FUN STORY, MAN. >> BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF TIME, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS NEW BOOK YOU HAVE COMING OUT. >> YES, YES. >> WHAT IS HEALTHY ARROGANCE? >> YEAH. SO I WROTE A BOOK, AND THE BOOK DARES YOU TO THINK NOT YOU COULD BE SUCCESSFUL, BUT THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THAT YOU ARE PREDES TINNED FOR SUCCESS. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT HEALTHY ARROGANCE. YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE THAT CONFIDENCE. I TELL STORIES OF HAVING TO DEAL WITH ALL THESE BIG PERSONALITIES AND EGOS AND HOW YOU FIGURE OUT HOW TO NAVIGATE THAT AND TRANSLATE THAT TO MY INDUSTRY. HAVING THAT HEALTHY ARROGANCE AND THAT CONFIDENCE, IT STARTS RIGHT HERE. >> WHAT A GREAT IDEA. SO GOOD. >> BY THE WAY, THE NEWEST MINORITY OWNER OF THE ATLANTA FALCONS, SO HOPEFULLY YOU PICK UP SOME FANS. >> GO FALCONS! BY THE WAY, MY FAVORITE GIRL, HEATHER PACKER, IT IS OUR NINE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY. MY LOVE, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BABY. >> IT'S CALLED "FIGHT NIGHT:

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