Jamie Foxx Cast in Netflix's Tragic New Boxing Biopic 'Fight for '84'
Jamie Foxx is going from an action hero to the heavyweight champ, as the actor has signed on to lead Netflix's new boxing biopic/drama, Fight for '84. Foxx is best known for his roles in Quentin Tarantino's Django: Unchained, the hit comedy Horrible Bosses, and Disney Pixar's Soul, to name a few. In recent years, Foxx has frequently collaborated with Netflix on new movies. In 2023, he starred in They Cloned Tyrone alongside John Boyega, and, more recently, he joined Cameron Diaz in her acting comeback in Back in Action. Foxx has also starred in two boxing movies in the past; the Will Smith-led Ali in 2001 and the 1996 satirical comedy The Great White Hype. But neither of them are like his new film.
Per Variety, Jamie Foxx has been cast in Netflix's semi-biographical boxing drama, Fight for '84. The film is directed by Andrés Baiz, who previously helmed Griselda,...
Per Variety, Jamie Foxx has been cast in Netflix's semi-biographical boxing drama, Fight for '84. The film is directed by Andrés Baiz, who previously helmed Griselda,...
- 5/16/2025
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