Jamie Foxx to play Mike Tyson in biopic

Mike Tyson wants Jamie Foxx to portray him in the former heavyweight champion’s yet to be title biopic. Tyson said the film is in the works and to expect production to begin within the next two years. “Listen, me and Jamie Foxx are in discussions and within a year or 18 months we’re going to do the Mike Tyson Story,” Tyson said. The 46-year-old Foxx is no stranger to biopics, winning the Academy Award for best actor for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 film Ray. Foxx also starred opposite Will Smith in Ali as the title character’s cornerman Drew Bundini Brown.