Trevante Rhodes to star as Mike Tyson in Hulu miniseries

[Knights89]

Mike Tyson Series at Hulu Casts ‘Moonlight’ Star Trevante Rhodes in Lead Role

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Trevante Rhodes will star as Mike Tyson in the upcoming Hulu series “Iron Mike,” Variety has learned.

Rhodes will also executive produce the series in addition to starring. “Iron Mike” was ordered to series at the streamer in February. The series is said to explore the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of Tyson, one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture.

Rhodes had his breakout role in the Academy Award-winning 2016 film “Moonlight.” He also recently starred in the hit Netflix film “Birdbox” and in Hulu’s “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” He is repped by Jackoway Austen Tyerman.

“Iron Mike has received an eight-episode order at Hulu. Production will begin later this year.





The series reunites several key players from the Oscar-winning film “I, Tonya.” Steven Rogers, who wrote the film, created “Iron Mike” and serves as executive producer. Craig Gillespie, who directed the film, will direct and executive produce the series. “I, Tonya” star Margot Robbie will executive produce under the LuckyChap Entertainment banner along with Tom Ackerley. Karin Gist will serve as showrunner and executive produce via The Gist of It along with Claire Brown. Clubhouse Pictures’ Bryan Unkeless and Scott Morgan will also executive produce alongside Rhodes and Entertainment 360’s Darin Friedman. 20th Television will produce.

Tyson is not in any way involved with the series and has called it “tone-deaf cultural misappropriation.” Shortly thereafter, Tyson announced he was executive producing a limited series based on his life with Jamie Foxx attached to star.

Mike Tyson Series at Hulu Casts 'Moonlight' Star Trevante Rhodes - Variety

A Tyson biopic/mini series has been talked about forever. The one to finally get off the ground is one that Mike denounced as cultural appropriation no less I like Rhodes and will give it a chance to see if it can deliver

 

[Deltron]

what's happening with the jamie foxx one?

 

[Rev]

Yea, i'm eager to see the other one with Jamie Foxx and Antoine Fuqua and Scorcese behind it. Been talked about for years now though, and Jamie Foxx ain't getting any younger.

 

[Knights89]

what's happening with the jamie foxx one?

I posted the Variety article but was doing some more reading on the series and the deadline article said this

It turned out that one of Tyson’s issues might have been a rival project that was also in the works, one that he had signed up to be involved in, revealing in March that Jamie Foxx would star in a limited series from Antoine Fuqua and Martin Scorsese. That project didn’t have a broadcaster or streamer attached.

‘Iron Mike’: Trevante Rhodes To Star As Mike Tyson In Hulu Series – Deadline


It's likely some time away with the hulu series ready to shoot later this year.

 

[SupaVillain]

I’ll check it out

 

[WakandanPride]

I thought Trevante was dope in Moonlight. The performance he gave as Chiron was very subtle; he should have been way bigger than he is now. Hopefully, this show will do him justice since there is a good creative team behind it.

 

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[Kiyoshi-Dono]

 

[Roid Jones]

 

[Bryan Danielson]

I don’t know what happened to Jamie Foxx but I’m in

 

[I love Latina women]

Movie looks like one of those low budget biopic films that use to come on Vh1 back in the day, like the MC Hammer story

 

[KingsOfKings]

 

[PortCityProphet]

The homie:"Aye man did you get them draws?"

You:"Now you know I got them draws

 

[Doomsday]

I thought Trevante was dope in Moonlight. The performance he gave as Chiron was very subtle; he should have been way bigger than he is now. Hopefully, this show will do him justice since there is a good creative team behind it.

Never seen that fakkit ass movie. Also felt that that movie should only be watched by homos. Never seen that actor in anything, hopefully he's good in this.

 

[Conz]

he must do the voice real well, b/c he looks nothing like em