“I can’t wait to show people what it is,” Foxx added.

We can’t, either. The film was first announced in 2014 and there hadn’t been any further developments since then. If you’ve been on social media for a good amount of time, you may have come across a previous viral video showing Foxx sharing the opening scene for the movie, incorporating Tyson’s infamous lisp. In under two minutes, he completely sold the movie and when I first saw it, I considered it a masterclass for pitching a film.

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Foxx also shared a photo of his progress so far, which is already pretty damn noticeable.

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“The technology of how I’m going to look, I guarantee you people will run up on me in the street and ask for autographs, and think that I’m Mike,” Foxx said.

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The full interview with Mark Birnbaum can be viewed below:

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