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Jamie wants to play Tyson

Thu 03 Nov 4:30 PM

Ray star Jamie Foxx has revealed that he's keen to play Mike Tyson – should a film ever be made about the boxer's life.

"I think the Mike Tyson story is the most interesting thing," he told moviehole.net. "That's the most interesting story that you don't know. Nobody knows the stuff that I know. The stuff that I found out? It would blow your mind."

In the meantime he is having a whale of a time working with Colin Farrell on the movie version of Miami Vice in which he plays Ed McMahon to Farrell's Crockett.

"Miami Vice is going great, man," he said. "Colin Farrell's a great individual – a lady killer. You know what I'm saying?

We have heard the occasional rumour, yeah.