Jamie Foxx to play his near-twin Mike Tyson in biopic

Jamie Foxx will portray Mike Tyson with the help of CGI.

The 'Django Unchained' star has been in discussions with the legendary boxer for a number of years about a biopic, which is rumoured to be titled 'Champion', and Tyson has now revealed special effects will be used to transform Foxx into a 20-year-old version of him, the Daily Mirror newspaper reports.