https://filmjunk.com/2014/07/31/jamie-foxx-to-star-in-mike-tyson-biopic-2/ The World's Longest-Running Movie Podcast Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.33 https://filmjunk.com/2014/07/31/jamie-foxx-to-star-in-mike-tyson-biopic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6938515 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:00:00 +0000 http://filmjunk.com/?p=115598#comment-6938515 I remember Boyega’s name being mentioned way back when, but that was also before Star Wars came along, which of course is going to be a huge commitment for him.

]]> https://filmjunk.com/2014/07/31/jamie-foxx-to-star-in-mike-tyson-biopic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6938510 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:24:00 +0000 http://filmjunk.com/?p=115598#comment-6938510 That sounds soo awful, doesn’t it? I can’t imagine that working in a straight drama. They barely get away with it in Benjamin Button and the first Captain America.

]]> https://filmjunk.com/2014/07/31/jamie-foxx-to-star-in-mike-tyson-biopic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6938509 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:21:00 +0000 http://filmjunk.com/?p=115598#comment-6938509 Foxx will supposedly be playing the young Tyson through the magic of performance capture and CG.

]]> https://filmjunk.com/2014/07/31/jamie-foxx-to-star-in-mike-tyson-biopic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6938508 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:19:00 +0000 http://filmjunk.com/?p=115598#comment-6938508 Foxx and Tyson have been trying to get this made I think for almost 10 yrs now. I hope the filmmakers cast John Boyega as the young Tyson. He played the young juvenile Tyson in Da Brick.

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