Jamie Foxx To Play Mike Tyson

Jamie Foxx is literally transforming right before our eyes in preparation to play Iron Mike.

 

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The transformation begins… “FINDING MIKE”. It is no secret that I have been pursuing the @miketyson biopic for some time… people always ask me when is it going to happen?… things have finally lined up… A few months ago we started the journey… The first but biggest task is to transform the body… with a regiment of pull-ups dips and push-ups we are off to a pretty good start… we have a ways to go but God willing… yesterday on my good friends @markbirnbaum show. I shared these early pics of the process… like I said we have a ways to go… But I am prepared to get there! #swipeleft TYSON!

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 “Doing biographies is a tough thing. Sometimes it takes 20 years to get it done but we officially got the real ball rolling,” he said. “I can’t wait to show people what it is.” To prepare for the role, Foxx must complete a vigorous workout comprised of 60 pull-ups, 60 dips, and 100 push-ups every other day to push his weight to 216 pounds and increase to 230 pounds at filming.

 

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The greatest of our generation for the hour Jamie Foxx

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The interview is pretty long but its very insightful. I mean, Foxx is definitely one of the greatest of our generation.

They picked the perfect person to pull off Iron Mike. Check out his impression …it’s SPOT ON!

Jamie Foxx’s @MikeTyson impression is brilliant..

Absolutely nailed it! 😂😂😂

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— Oddschanger (@Oddschanger) May 23, 2020