FILE - In this Nov. 22, 1965 file photo, heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, holds a "Muhammad Speaks" newspaper bearing his picture as he and followers of the Muslim sect leave the Las Vegas convention center after weigh-in ceremonies to defend his title against challenger Floyd Patterson. In a 1964 interview with The Associated Press in which he formally declared himself a Muslim, Ali said he didn’t like the phrase “Black Muslims,” and described Islam as “the true way to save the world, which is on fire with hate.” He declared "forced and token integration" was a "pacifier," or temporary solution to problems blacks face, and one group should not impose its culture on another. (AP Photo/Sal Veder) A

‘Ali’ to return to theatres to celebrate the boxing legend

NEW YORK – The 2001 Muhammad Ali biopic “Ali” will return to theatres this weekend to celebrate the late boxing legend.

Sony Pictures said Wednesday that Michael Mann’s film, starring Will Smith, will play in a few hundred theatres nationwide. “Ali” earned Oscar nominations for Smith and supporting actor Jon Voight as Howard Cosell.

Following Ali’s death Friday at 74, numerous theatres have also scheduled screenings of “When We Were Kings.” The 2006 Oscar-nominated documentary chronicles the 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” between Ali and George Foreman.

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