Former famous heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson is about to enter Bollywood, India, for the filming of the MMA action blockbuster "Lion Tiger". In the film, he will play the coach of the male lead, which is also the first time Tyson has entered the Indian film industry.
The movie "Lion Tiger" is an MMA action blockbuster directed by the famous Indian director Purey, starring Vijay Deverakonda as the protagonist, actress Ananya Pandey as the female lead, and Deveragonda playing a stuttering MMA warrior in the film.
Boxer Tyson plays De veragonda's master in the film, and he will make a grand appearance before the climax of the film. The film is also the most expensive film ever made by movie star De Veragonda.
The film was originally scheduled to be released on September 1 this year, but had to be terminated due to the coronavirus in Bollywood.
The film is now expected to be released next year. The film is being filmed in Goa with some fierce fighting, which will come to an end at the end of the month, and then go abroad to organize shooting, and the entire shooting is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Since many of the film's contents are not convenient to publish, the details are not known. The film's producer, Kran Johar, was so excited about Tyson's addition that he tweeted:
"The King of Boxing will appear on the big screen of Indian cinemas for the first time. Welcome Mike Tyson to the Lion Tiger filming team! ”
In addition, he attached a short video of Tyson, who did not tweet any questions about the film.
It was reported that the filmmakers began approaching Tyson last year, and it wasn't until recently that negotiations ended, finally getting Tyson's nod of approval.
Although there is a boxing champion Tyson to join, but there are still fans do not buy this, they said that the famous Tyson's joining can not increase the quality of this low-budget movie.
In fact, the 55-year-old Tyson had many years of film shooting experience.
In 2009, Tyson, who was suffering from bankruptcy, joined the Hollywood film "Hangover", and the film was a success, so that Tyson no longer indulged in the drunken and dreamy life of the past, and revived and opened a new chapter.
The familiar "Ip Man 3" Tyson successfully starred in the 2016 "Golden Sheep Award" at the Macao International Film Festival "Best Newcomer Award", which is also the first film award won by Tyson.