Jamie Foxx Describes Opening Scene to Mike Tyson Movie

A Mike Tyson movie starring Jamie Foxx is something that's been in the works for years, and by years I mean I can recall reading about it as far back as 2009 when Tyson was promoting his role in The Hangover. The former heavyweight champ joked that Foxx - in order to accurately portray his prime physical presence back in the day - would have to 'take a lot of steroids...lift weights...eat a lot'.

Fast forward to last year, we got official word that not only would Foxx be playing Tyson in a film biopic, but that screenwriter Terrence Winter (Boardwalk Empire, The Wolf of Wall Street) would be penning the screenplay. Winter was coming off his Oscar nomination for the aforementioned film.

Then earlier this year, it was announced by Foxx himself that none other than Martin Scorsese would be directing. This actually wasn't too much of a surprise considering Scorsese had frequently worked with Winter on a number of projects as well as the director's experience in helming a boxing film (Raging Bull anyone?).

Not much has been heard on the project since, but just this morning I came across a video earlier this year (which I've posted below) where Foxx details the opening scene to the film and man, does it sound good. Mike Tyson's story has always been one of triumph and tragedy, going from being on top of the world to losing everything. For those unfamiliar with his life, I've also attached a clip from earlier this year as well when Foxx was on The Ellen Show, talking about playing the former boxer.

Just check both of them out, I'm sure it'll grab your attention:

Sources: Variety, Entertainment Weekly, YouTube