Martin Scorsese to Direct Jamie Foxx in Mike Tyson Biopic

Oscar winners Jamie Foxx and Martin Scorsese are working together at long last!

During an interview with Power 105's The Breakfast Club, Foxx revealed that Scorsese will direct him as Mike Tyson in an untitled biopic. The script will be written by Oscar nominated writer Terence Winter, who worked with Scorsese on The Wolf of Wall Street and HBO's Boardwalk Empire.

Foxx stated, "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 movie that Martin Scorsese has done since Raging Bull."

This is awesome! Martin Scorsese and Jamie Foxx working together... sign me up. I'm a big fan of Jamie Foxx as an actor, comedian, musician and person. Honestly, he can do any role. He can do comedy, drama, action, musical and even superhero. He's going to be excellent as Mike Tyson. Martin Scorsese is Martin freaking Scorsese. I'm on board with whatever it is he does.

Stay tuned for more updates on the film!

- BS