Jamie Foxx to Play Iron Mike?
February 29, 2008 Comments
Having already taken biopic roles as Tookie Williams, Ray Charles, and Nathaniel Ayers, and with plans to play Earl Sanders and Bob Marley, Jamie Foxx has proven himself the man to get for any and every true story about a black guy. So when word spreads of a Mike Tyson film in the works, guess whose name is coming up.
That's right, if you trust Tyson (reminder: a jury didn't), he and Foxx have been in talks to collaborate on a biopic, which may or may not be titled Cannibal Rapist. Says the pugilist:
I have a movie on the verge of happening, probably in two years from now. Me and Jamie Foxx are going to do a collaboration. He's going to play me in my life story. We've talked about it many times.
Of course, if Foxx hopes to play "Iron" Mike Tyson, he will first have to play Piston Honda, Mr. Sandman, and Super Macho Man, whose Super Spin Punch is totally tough.
Jamie Foxx is Mike Tyson? [Cinematical]