According VarietyJamie Foxx will play Mike Tyson in a “limited biographical series” about the boxer directed by Antoine Fuqua and Martin Scorsese apparently on board as an executive producer. However prestigious it may seem, however, the project also relies on Tyson himself among its executive producers, which invites certain assumptions about what the tone of this thing might be (or even what type of content it can cover). THE Variety the story says it will “cover Tyson’s entire life”, but it is unclear whether that includes the abuse charges that were brought against Tyson or his conviction for rape in the early 90s. It would be almost difficult no to mention that, but with Tyson’s executive production and a famous and beloved actor playing him … it’s hard to predict how it will fall.
No networks or streamers are involved yet, and the pilot will be written by Colin Peterson. Variety also points out that this is Mike Tyson’s second project to be announced last month, with the other –a limited series from Hulu that no has the involvement of Tyson– being reported as “inappropriate” and “deaf to tones” by the boxer. Hulu, entitled Iron Mike, comes from Me, tonyaSteven Rogers, Craig Gillespie and Margot Robbie, with Rogers writing, Gillespie directing and Robbie producing.