Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for the upcoming film Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World. Foreman is a boxing legend, and he’s led quite an incredible life. This biopic will tell his story and it looks like it’s going to be one of those inspirational sports films that will leave audiences feeling good when it end.
The movie is based on “the remarkable true story of one of the greatest comebacks of all time and the transformational power of second chances. Fueled by an impoverished childhood, Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.”
Big George Foreman was directed by George Tillman Jr. (The Hate U Give, Men of Honor) from a story by Dan Gordon and Frank Baldwin and Tillman Jr, and a screenplay by Baldwin and Tillman. The film stars Khris Davis (Judas and the Black Messiah) as Foreman and Forest Whitaker as Foreman’s trainer and mentor Doc Broadus.
Foreman previously said of the project: “It took me a lot of time until I was ready to tell my story on the big screen, but with George Tillman at the helm, I knew I was I good, and when you get knocked down, you get back up again both in life and in the ring.”
The film is set to be released in theaters on April 28th, 2023.
