Anthony Hopkins to take up the role of Mike Tyson's coach in 'Cus and Mike'

It has now been finalised that Anthony Hopkins has been cast as Cus D'Amato in the upcoming film, Cus and Mike. Reportedly, the fighting drama is going to be based on author Montieth Illingworth's popular work, Mike Tyson: Money, Myth, and Betrayal. The film will portray the relationship between Tyson and how his coach D'Amato played the role of a tough father figure in Tyson’s life.

The boxer has been open about his relationship with his coach and has revealed that he had a huge hand in shaping Tyson into a boxing legend who became the youngest heavyweight title winner in the sport's history at the age of 20.

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Nick Cassavetes might lead Cus and Mike starring Anthony Hopkins

Filmmaker Nick Cassavetes is on the correct path to adapt the story from an original screenplay which was written by Desmond Nakano. A US news media house has confirmed that Nick is also going to take up the role of the film’s director.

The popular filmmaker spoke to the news media house and said that the film is an absolute dream scenario for him. He feels that it is an exclusive opportunity to work with Sir Anthony in a film about two of his all-time heroes, Cus D'Amato and Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson has always had a very special relationship with his coach and has shared a number of tweets about him. Here are some posts shared by Mike Tyson for Cus D'Amato.

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