Jamie Foxx Transforms into Mike Tyson for Upcoming Biopic: 'The First but Biggest Task'

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Mike Tyson et al. standing next to a man: Jamie Foxx (L); Mike Tyson

© Jamie Foxx/instagram; Focus on Sport/Getty Images Jamie Foxx (L); Mike Tyson

Jamie Foxx is bulking up in a big way for his latest film project.
On Friday, the actor shared a series of photographs of himself sitting atop a short flight of stairs, showing off an impressive set of arm muscles. In the caption, he said the bulging bicepts are part of his "transformation" into legendary boxer Mike Tyson for the upcoming biopic Finding Mike.

"A few months ago we started the journey … The first but biggest task is to transform the body ... with a regiment of pull-ups dips and push-ups we are off to a pretty good start," wrote Foxx, 52. "We have a ways to go but God willing."

"Yesterday on my good friends @markbirnbaum show I shared these early pics of the process ... like I said we have a ways to go … But I am prepared to get there!" he added.

Many celebrities left supportive comments. Justin Timberlake left a strong-arm and firecracker emoji, and former professional boxer Oscar De La Hoya wrote, "There couldn't have been a better actor/person to play the legend. Congratulations my man."

a statue of a man: Jamie Foxx/Instagram Jamie Foxx

© Provided by People Jamie Foxx/Instagram Jamie Foxx

Foxx confirmed the movie was in the works while on Mark Birnbaum's Instagram Live series Catching Up on Wednesday, giving a "definitive yes" and saying, "Look, doing biographies is a tough thing. Sometimes it takes 20 years to get them done. But we officially got the real ball rolling."

The Oscar-winning star said he was eager to show audiences the "different lives" of the iconic boxer. "We want to show everybody evolves," he said. "I think when we lay the layer of Mike Tyson in this story, I think everybody from young and old will be able to understand this man's journey."

Foxx also touched on how he'd approach playing Tyson, saying, "And then just the technology of how I'm gonna look, I guarantee you people will run up on me in the street, and ask for autographs, and think that I'm Mike."

He continued, "Every other day, I do 60 pull-ups, we do 60 dips, we do 100 push-ups. I ain't got no calf muscles, so we might have to get some prosthetics for that."

Jamie Foxx, Mike Tyson are posing for a picture: Kevin Winter/Getty; Jason Merritt/Getty Jamie Foxx (L); Mike Tyson

© Provided by People Kevin Winter/Getty; Jason Merritt/Getty Jamie Foxx (L); Mike Tyson

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