Sony Pictures has released the trailer for the George Foreman biopic which will debut theatrically on April 28th.
Boasting the title “Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World,” George Tillman Jr. (“The Hate U Give,” “Soul Food”) helms the film which stars Khris Davis as Foreman.
The rags-to-riches true-life story follows a young man who channelled his anger into Olympic glory and eventual professional glory in the boxing ring.
After a near-death experience, he attempts to walk away from boxing to become a preacher, before making a comeback as the oldest-ever heavyweight champion in professional boxing history.
The trailer even includes a closing joke about Foreman’s success in the home shopping market with his electric meat grills. Forest Whitaker co-stars in the film as Foreman’s trainer and mentor Doc Broadus.
The project hails from a story by Dan Gordon and Frank Baldwin and Goerge Tillman Jr., and a screenplay from Baldwin and Tillman.
