When Mike Tyson (Trevante Rhodes) greets his audience out for his one-man show, he greets them as a hero and as a victim, and as a champion and a punchline — but not as a villain. His theatrical confessional, which takes inspiration from the “Mike Tyson: Undisputed show” that toured the country in 2013, sees him recounting his triumphs and tribulations to gasps and cheers, but rarely judgment.

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There are few athletes with such an interesting, if not troubled history as Mike Tyson. His story is seemingly tailor-made for a film or TV adaptation. And that’s exactly what’s coming to Hulu next month in “Mike.”

As seen in the trailer for “Mike,” the new Hulu series follows the life and career of Mike Tyson, one of the greatest boxers in the history of the sport.

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As we’ve seen so many times before, it appears that Hollywood has yet another case of twin productions, with two Mike Tyson biopic series currently in development. While we already know that Jamie Foxx is attached in the starring role with his series directed by Antoine Fuqua, we now have word on who will play the former boxing champion in a new series from the creative minds behind “I, Tonya.”

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According to THR, Hulu has landed Trevante Rhodes for the lead role in the upcoming Mike Tyson biopic series, “Iron Mike.” As the title implies, the series will chart the rise of Tyson, who quickly rose through the ranks of boxing becoming the heavyweight champion at the age of 20.

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Sometimes passion projects are teased but never happen. And sometimes, if you’re lucky, these projects will eventually get made, even if it takes years to do so. That appears to be the case with Jamie Foxx and his long-in-development “Tyson” TV series, as we get an official announcement that it is going into active development.

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According to a new press release, Jamie Foxx is set to star in and produce a limited series, “Tyson,” which is an authorized biographical drama series about the life and career of legendary boxer Mike Tyson.

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Jamie Foxx is an actor with plenty of experience in the realm of biopics. He’s had roles in “Ali,” “Just Mercy,” and, obviously, “Ray.” The latter of which earned him a Best Actor Oscar win. And now, he has his sights set on bringing the life story of former boxing champion Mike Tyson to the big screen. And according to Foxx, his Mike Tyson film is coming sooner than you might think.

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Regardless of the talent attached to a biopic about Mike Tyson, the boxer’s story alone is going to be worth the price of admission. However, when you add Anthony Hopkins to the mix, then suddenly, the film “Cus and Mike” shoots to near the top of our most-anticipated list.

According to Deadline, Anthony Hopkins has been signed on to star in the upcoming Mike Tyson biopic titled “Cus and Mike.” The film, directed by Nick Cassavetes, tells the story of Cus D’Amato (Hopkins), Tyson’s trainer who molded the young man into the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history.

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After the success of last year’s wild tennis rivalry comedy “7 Days in Hell,” HBO is re-teaming with the trio that made it happen —star Andy Samberg, writer Murray Miller and director Jake Szymanski— for a mockumentary about doping in cycling. “Tour de Pharmacy” will bring Samberg and Miller’s unique sense of humor to the professional cycling milieu, shining a light on the rampant doping in the sport.

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Late-Night Laughs: Spike Jonze Directs Short For Stephen Colbert, Plus 'Creed' Sequel 'Clubber,' And 'Reasonable Max'

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Jamie Foxx Will Play Mike Tyson In Biopic From 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' Writer Terence Winter

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This red-band “preview” piece features a few f-bombs, a few more clips from the film and Tyson meditatively singing, sorry warbling, a way off-key rendition of Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight,” moments of which you’ve probably already seen in early ‘Hangover’ trailers.

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In fact, you won’t see anyone elses side of the story in Toback’s monologue-indulging, long, wistful-looks-at-the-beach gazing, what-have-I-done-with-my-life, sunstroked remembrances of a documentary.

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Sounds like it. The former heavyweight champion of the world would love Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx to play him in the story of his life if it comes to pass. Apparently he’s been talking about this idea and plan for over a year (and now that you mention it, it does sound vaguely familiar) and he tells MTV the project is close to happening.

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It sounds like the director and his subject built an intimate relationship of trust over the years and this is probably why “Tyson,” is apparently so blunt, raw and candid.

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