Jasmine Mathews, Sonja Sohn, John Magaro, and Shein Mompremier have joined the cast of the untitled George Foreman biopic for Sony’s AFFIRM Films label. They join previously Forest Whitaker, Sullivan Jones, and Khris Davis as George Foreman. George Tillman Jr. is set to direct the biopic and co-wrote it with Frank Baldwin. It is based […]
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Forest Whitaker Joins Khris Davis and Sullivan Jones in the George Foreman Biopic
Forest Whitaker joins Khris Davis and Sullivan Jones in the George Foreman biopic for Sony’s AFFIRM Films label. The film will follow the remarkable life and times of George Foreman (Davis), from Olympic Gold medalist to World Heavyweight champion, Rumble in the Jungle fight with Muhammad Ali (Jones) in Zaire, to preacher, then stepping back […]
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Khris Davis, Sullivan Jones Cast in George Foreman Biopic — George Tillman Jr. to Direct
Khris Davis and Sullivan Jones have been cast in the George Foreman biopic for Sony’s AFFIRM Films label. George Tillman Jr. is set to direct the biopic and co-wrote it with Frank Baldwin. It is based on the original screenplay by Dan Gordon. The film will follow the remarkable life and times of George Foreman […]
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Jayln Hall, Amir O’Neil Cast in The Crossover From Kwame Alexander — George Tillman Jr to Direct
Jayln Hall and Amir O’Neil are co-starring in the drama pilot, The Crossover for Disney+. George Tillman Jr is directing the pilot which is based on Kwame Alexander’s bestselling novel of the same name that is told entirely through verse. Alexander and Damani Johnson are scripting with Dee Johnson supervising. The Crossover is the coming-of-age […]