--- description: Jamie Foxx has been cast to play Mike Tyson, one of the most polarizing modern sports figures, in an untitled biopic, Variety reports. title: REPORT: Jamie Foxx Will Play Mike Tyson image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0389ed947c9e7638/69869de9cd68484b3d095e11/86279160.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jamie Foxx Will Reportedly Play Mike Tyson in Upcoming Biopic by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 31, 2014 2:33 PM CUT  Jaime Foxx performs during the grand opening celebration at The Chandelier Room at W Hoboken Jaime Foxx performs during the grand opening celebration at The Chandelier Room at W HobokenDimitrios Kambouris—Getty by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 31, 2014 2:33 PM CUT Jamie Foxx has been cast to play Mike Tyson, one of the most polarizing modern sports figures, in an untitled biopic, [_Variety_ reports.](http://variety.com/2014/film/news/jamie-foxx-terrence-winter-mike-tyson-1201266853/ "undefined") _Boardwalk Empire_ creator Terence Winter is set to write the film. Although details are sparse, Tyson certainly has a wealth of biographical details to mine, including but not limited to: his rise and fall as a heavyweight champion, his six years in jail on rape charges, the Holyfield ear-biting incident, the tragic death of his daughter, his bankruptcy, and his [re-entry into pop culture.](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mike-tyson-hangover-3-vegas-show-undisputed-truth-314700 "undefined") This wouldn’t be Foxx’s first foray into boxing films. The actor, who will appear next in the _Annie_ reboot, played Muhammad Ali’s corner man in _Ali_. \[[_Variety_](http://variety.com/2014/film/news/jamie-foxx-terrence-winter-mike-tyson-1201266853/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3063616/jamie-foxx-mike-tyson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3063616/jamie-foxx-mike-tyson/"},"headline":"Jamie Foxx Will Reportedly Play Mike Tyson in Upcoming Biopic","datePublished":"2014-07-31T14:33:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:26:31.957Z","description":"Jamie Foxx has been cast to play Mike Tyson, one of the most polarizing modern sports figures, in an untitled biopic, Variety reports.","url":"https://time.com/3063616/jamie-foxx-mike-tyson/","keywords":["movies","celebrity","Jamie Foxx","film"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0389ed947c9e7638/69869de9cd68484b3d095e11/86279160.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0389ed947c9e7638/69869de9cd68484b3d095e11/86279160.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Grand Opening Celebration at W Hoboken - Inside","caption":"Grand Opening Celebration at W Hoboken - Inside","creditText":"Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3063616/jamie-foxx-mike-tyson/","name":"Jamie Foxx Will Reportedly Play Mike Tyson in Upcoming Biopic"}}]}] ```