Months After Hulu Controversy, Mike Tyson Makes Major Move in the World of Cinema

Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight boxing champion, has had an interesting career outside the ring. One of his most notable pursuits has been in the field of acting. He had his first role in the movie, “The Hangover”, in which he played the fictional version of himself. He even earned critical acclaim for his role. Since then, he has starred in various movies such as “The Hangover Part II” and “Scary Movie 5”. Not only that, but Tyson has also shown his acting range by appearing in serious dramas such as “Thicker Than Water” and “Ip Man 3”. There, his authentic and intense performances received praise.

Not only that, but Hulu also did a series on Mike Tyson called ‘Mike’. It became very controversial after Iron Mike called the producers out for not paying him anything. There is another biopic that is being made, and Mike Tyson has very close involvement in it. And now it seems that Tyson has once again returned to the theaters to give his fans what they want the most.

Tyson’s surprise appearance in the upcoming action-comedy movie

Mike Tyson surprised fans as they watched the trailer for the upcoming movie “Medellín”. It is an action-comedy movie, directed by Franck Gastabide. The trailer was uploaded on the channel ‘Movie Coverage’. The plot of the movie seems to follow Reda as he assembles a team to plan a raid in Colombia to save his younger brother from a dangerous cartel. However, things go downhill after he kidnaps the cartel leader’s son to exchange him for his brother’s life.

In the trailer, it looked like to help the main characters, Tyson was called by one of the female characters. Mike and she seemed to know each other as Tyson said to her, “My God, you have grown”.

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It seems Tyson is playing the role of an old combat expert who is proficient both in guns and hand-to-hand combat. No doubt fans will be looking forward to the movie hitting the theaters.

Mike Tyson accuses Hulu executives of treating him like a commodity in a scathing Instagram post

Mike Tyson has previously accused Hulu, the American streaming service, of being a “slave master” and “stealing” his life story for their upcoming series. Tyson took to Instagram to express his anger. He stated that Hulu did not compensate him for the series and called on his followers not to support it. Tyson also thanked UFC’s Dana White for refusing to promote the series, citing Hulu’s lack of willingness to pay him while offering White millions.

Mike Tyson criticized Hulu further, saying “To Hulu executives, I’m just a n**r they can sell on the auction block”.

The showrunner for the series, Karen Gist, said that the show aimed to tell an “unbiased story”, hoping that audiences would question how society had been complicit in Tyson’s story. Tyson also has another biopic coming up, and it recently made news after Jamie Foxx was kicked out by Tyson.

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What do you think about the situation? Do you agree with Tyson, or do you think Hulu was right? Share your thoughts in the comments.