From the can to Cannes: the reinvention of Mike Tyson

MIKE TYSON’S phenomenal rise to glory and his epic fall from the pinnacle will be examined in a new documentary on the former undisputed world heavyweight champion to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

“Tyson”, directed by James Toback, will combine parts of more than 30 hours of interviews with highlights of Tyson’s boxing career. Tyson plans to fly from his suburban Las Vegas home to France this week to attend the film’s debut.

“I look at it now and I’m embarrassed I did it,” Tyson admitted yesterday. “There’s a lot of information people didn’t need to know.”