Per a new press release, the Mike Tyson biopic starring Jamie Foxx volition no longer be a movie, and is now a express series with Antoine Fuqua gear up to directly and Martin Scorsese serving as ane of the executive producers.

Foxx has been fastened to the projection since 2015, and last yr he shared some social media images of the concrete transformation he was in the midst of undergoing to play the powerhouse pugilist, but now that information technology'due south been refitted as an episodic effort with Scorsese and Fuqua attached, there's no doubt going to be a bidding war ignited between all of the major TV networks and streaming services.

This isn't the only adaptation of the Tyson story in the works, with Hulu likewise developing Iron Mike with Margot Robbie every bit ane of the executive producers, which Tyson has blasted as a "tone-deaf cultural misappropriation" of his life story. Luckily, Foxx'southward take has been given the blessing and complete backing of the former earth champion fighter.

To celebrate the annunciation, Tyson released a statement praising all of the master key creative forces, sharing his hopes that the series will do justice to accurately portraying a life and career that'due south been total of adversity, tragedy and controversy.

"I have been looking to tell my story for quite some time. With the recent launch of Legends Simply League and the excitement from fans post-obit my return to the ring, at present feels like the perfect moment. I look frontwards to collaborating with Martin, Antoine, Jamie and the entire creative team to bring audiences a series that not only captures my professional and personal journeying only also inspires and entertains."

I potential problem that always arises during authorized biopics is the danger they could descend into hagiography, especially in this example when Foxx and Tyson are known to be friends dating back a long time and the boxer has been to some pretty nighttime places in his personal life.

And so again, there's more than enough talent attached to arrive a hot ticket regardless of who ends up acquiring the rights. Foxx is an University Honor-winning player, after all, and the Tyson serial will mark his first collaboration with Fuqua since 2000's activity-one-act Allurement . Meanwhile, the filmmaker is no stranger to the boxing drama himself, having helmed Jake Gyllenhaal's Southpaw , and Scorsese's previous experience with the fight game as the manager of Raging Bull should need no further introduction.

Now that the episodic adaptation of Tyson'due south life story has firmed up its core creative squad, it won't be also long until information technology finds a home on either network Television receiver or streaming, and it'due south shaping upwards to be a high-priority projection that's sure to generate a whole lot of fizz.

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