Back in 2017, a biopic on boxing legend Mike Tyson was officially announced, with Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx set to portray ‘Iron Mike’ on the big screen. However, the project soon hit multiple roadblocks, including script rewrites, scheduling conflicts, and other production hurdles. Eventually, the film was reimagined as a biographical limited series instead. However, the biggest setback was still to come.

In April 2023, Foxx suffered a brain bleed caused by a stroke while filming Back in Action in Atlanta. This led to an emergency hospitalization and an extended stay at a rehabilitation facility in Chicago specializing in stroke recovery. Supported by his family throughout, Foxx’s health crisis inevitably delayed production on the Mike Tyson series. Still, reports suggest th

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