Moonlight star Trevante Rhodes is set to play Mike Tyson in new Hulu series Iron Mike.Production on the eight-episode series is set to begin later this year, with Rhodes executive producing alongside his starring role, according to Variety.Iron Mike is not related to the Tyson-backed drama series Tyson, which is set to star Jamie Foxx as the iconic boxer.
The Rhodes-starring series, however, is unauthorised, with Tyson previously calling it “tone-deaf cultural misappropriation”.“Hulu’s announcement to do an unauthorised mini-series of the Tyson story without compensation, although unfortunate, isn’t surprising,” Tyson wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post back in February.“This announcement on the heels of social disparities in our.
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