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Mills Lane, the flinty boxer turned referee who became a judge in Washoe County, NV, before segueing to his own courtroom TV show, died Tuesday. His son Tommy Lane confirmed the news to the Reno Gazette-Journal. The Boxing Hall of Famer was 85. Related Story Hollywood & Media Deaths In 20…

Mike Tyson took to social media to take a jab at Hulu over Mike, the series about his life. The former boxer is not happy that the streaming service produced a biographical series without his permission or compensation for telling his story. “Don’t let Hulu fool you. I don’t support their story about my life. It’s not…

Hulu released an official trailer for its new Mike, a series from Steven Rogers (I, Tonya) and 20th Television that chronicles the life of controversial heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson. It premieres Aug. 25. The streamer describes the 8-episode limited series as “an unauthorized and no-holds-barred look at the…

Kenan Thompson has formalized his plans to move into production and talent management. The Saturday Night Live star has launched Artists For Artists with John Ryan Jr., exec producer of Bill & Ted Face The Music, has formed a joint venture with management firm McKeon/Myones Entertainment, and set the company's first…

Hulu is standing firm with its Mike Tyson biopic series despite a few jabs from the former world champion boxer. In February, the streamer revealed it had ordered eight-episode series Iron Mike from I, Tonya screenwriter Steven Rogers and director Craig Gillespie with Margot Robbie exec producing and Mixed-ish's Karin…

A second biographical TV series about Mike Tyson is in the works – this one starring Jamie Foxx as the boxing legend and exec produced by Antoine Fuqua and Martin Scorsese. Foxx, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Ray Charles in 2004 biopic Ray, will star in and exec produce Tyson, a limited series directed and…

Earlier today, Hulu announced it had handed a straight-to-series order to Iron Mike, a Mike Tyson biopic series from I, Tonya screenwriter Steven Rogers and director Craig Gillespie with Mixed-ish's Karin Gist as showrunner. This angered Tyson, who put out a rather strongly worded statement on social media calling the…

Hulu is putting its gloves on after handing a straight-to-series order to Mike Tyson limited series Iron Mike. The streamer has ordered the eight-episode series from I, Tonya screenwriter Steven Rogers and director Craig Gillespie. Margot Robbie, the star of the Tonya Harding feature film, will exec produce, via her…

After flirting with fight fans in a series of teases and workout videos, former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is set to make his highly anticipated return to the ring. Tyson, 54, will face former four-division world champion and onetime best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, Roy Jones Jr. I. AM. BACK…

It’s Sunday, a time when many people’s thoughts turns to religion. President Donald Trump seemed to be on that track in one of his tweets today. Although the word “lo” was not used, it seemed taken from more ancient times, talking about “a great and powerful plague.” Before that, the Commander-in-Tweet managed a…

HBO said today that it will end its live boxing programming at the end of 2018, a final bell at the pay-cable network that made the sport famous with the advent pay-per-view and  by showcasing superstars from Mike Tyson,  Oscar de La Hoya and Sugar Ray Leonard to Floyd Mayweather and Roy Jones Jr. HBO Sports’ first…

Bruce Willis has been set to play legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato in Cornerman, the biopic written and directed by Rupert Friend. Friend and Aimée Mullins are producing for Circus Florist Films with Marc Butan and Ara Keshishian producing for MadRiver Pictures. A fall start is eyed. CAA is handling U.S. rights…