Jamie Foxx Says Martin Scorsese is Directing His Mike Tyson Biopic

The life of Mike Tyson seems like obvious source material for a big-screen adaptation. The boxer's life has been marked by more than his share of controversies and scandals – and when word arrived that Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is set to star in a film based on Tyson's life, the film instantly showed promise.

In a recent interview, Jamie Foxx let out a big news: "I just went in with Paramount with Mike Tyson. So I'm going to do the Mike Tyson story.

Listen, to be in the same room pitching Mike Tyson to Paramount, Mike Tyson is on one side, I'm on the other side and doing Mike Tyson at the same time. And Martin Scorsese at the helm. This will be the first boxing movie that Martin Scorsese has done since Raging Bull."