Actor Khris Davis has landed the lead role in the George Foreman biopic from Sony Entertainment. In addition, Sullivan Jones has landed the role of Muhammad Ali in the film directed by George Tillman Jr.
“We went through an extensive search across the world to find someone who could channel George and ultimately, Khris was the only one who could encapsulate his journey so effortlessly as he went from one of boxing’s most feared fighter to retirement only to achieve one of the most astonishing comebacks at age 45,” Tillman Jr. told Deadline.
Co-written by Frank Baldwin and Tillman Jr., the film will follow Foreman’s career from his Olympic win to the “Rumble In The Jungle” and his return to boxing in the 1990s.
Foreman is not the only iconic boxer to receive the Hollywood treatment. Recently, Hulu has launched a series following the life of Mike Tyson. Meanwhile, Amazon is working with Michael B. Jordan and Jay-Z to develop a series about Muhammad Ali. Elsewhere, HBO is working on a series about Jack Johnson starring Mahershala Ali.
At this time, there is no word as to when this film will hit theaters. More details are still to come.
