{"id":14839,"date":"2023-02-01T11:50:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T16:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=14839"},"modified":"2023-02-01T11:53:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T16:53:57","slug":"big-george-foreman-official-trailer-starring-khris-davis-sonja-sohn-john-magaro-and-forest-whitaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=14839","title":{"rendered":"BIG GEORGE FOREMAN \u2013 Official Trailer  : Starring Khris Davis, Sonja Sohn, John Magaro, and Forest Whitaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sony Pictures has finally unveiled the official trailer for the <b><i>Big George Foreman<\/i><\/b> movie,<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>previously called \u201c<i>Heart of a Lion<\/i>.\u201d After being delayed from opening in last year, this boxing biopic is now set to release in April, and the movie&#8217;s <i>full<\/i> title is really long: <i>Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The biopic tells the life story and follows the boxing career of the legendary George Foreman.The film is directed by George Tillman Jr. (\u201c<b>The Hate You Give<\/b>,\u201d \u201c<b>Notorious,<\/b>\u201d \u201c<b>Soul Food<\/b>\u201d), the screenplay comes from Frank Baldwin &amp; Tillman Jr<b>., <\/b>and the film stars relative unknown Khris Davis (\u201c<b>Judas and the Black Messiah<\/b>\u201d) in the title role. Davis made his breakthrough role when he appeared in the 2017 film \u201c<b>Detroit<\/b>,\u201d by <b>Kathryn Bigelow<\/b>, so clearly, people noticed his talents.<\/p>\n<p>The film also stars Jasmine Mathews, Sullivan Jones, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., and John Magaro, with Sonja Sohn and Forest Whitaker as Foreman\u2019s key trainer and mentor Doc Broadus.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the official synopsis:<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;<strong>Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World<\/strong>&#8221; is based on the remarkable true story of one of the greatest comebacks of all time and the transformational power of second chances. Fueled by an impoverished childhood, Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker George Tillman Jr. from a story by Dan Gordon and Frank Baldwin &amp; George Tillman Jr, and a screenplay by Baldwin &amp; Tillman, the film stars Khris Davis (<strong>\u00a0&#8220;Judas and the Black Messiah&#8221;<\/strong>) as Foreman and also stars Academy Award\u00ae winner Forest Whitaker as Foreman\u2019s trainer and mentor Doc Broadus.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Big George Foreman<\/strong>\u201d punches its way into theaters on April 28, 2023, via Sony Pictures. 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