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Jamie Foxx opens up on difficulties playing Mike Tyson in upcoming biopic film

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20.06.2020 - 08:11

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Mike Tyson will be played by Jamie Foxx in a film about the boxing icon’s career, and the Hollywood star has spoken about the difficulties involved.

Originally announced back in 2014, Foxx has now officially confirmed he will be playing ‘Iron Mike’ in an upcoming biopic.Despite news of the biopic surfacing six years back there had been no recent news on progress, but the Oscar award-winning actor gave some insight in a recent interview.

Speaking to producer Mark Birnbaum during an Instagram Live interview, Foxx noted that he has been bulking up for his role in chronicling the life of the former American heavyweight boxer.

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