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10-07-2025
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Malachi Beasley To Star Opposite Jamie Foxx In Netflix Sports Drama ‘Fight For '84'
EXCLUSIVE: Sources are telling us that thespian-on-the-rise Malachi Beasley is starring opposite Jamie Foxx in the upcoming Netflix sports drama movie Fight for '84. The project, directed by Andrés Baiz and written by Oscar nominees Andrea Berloff, John Gatins and White Boy Rick's Andy Weiss, is set in 1980. After the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team is tragically killed in a plane crash, a new coach is brought in to rebuild the team from scratch and lead them to victory at the '84 Olympics, winning the most medals in Olympic boxing history. More from Deadline Joe Locke Shares 'Heartstopper' Film Finale Update: "It's A Really Nice Closing Chapter Of The Story" 'Virgin River' Gets Early Season 8 Renewal, Becomes Netflix's Longest-Running Scripted Series 'Squid Game: The Challenge' Renewed For Season 3 As Netflix Sets Premiere For Season 2 The movie reunites producer Eric Newman and Andrés Baiz directing, the duo having previously teamed on the successful hit show Griselda for Netflix as well as Narcos. Producers are Eric Newman for Grand Electric, Bryan Unkeless for Night Owl, Foxx and Michael W. Abbott for A Move Films Production. EPs are Andy Weiss for A WeBros Entertainment Production, Henry Tillman and Datari Turner. The Gersh and Door 24 Entertainment-repped Beasley will soon be seen in Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow's A House of Dynamite for Netflix, which is his first job out of the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale. Fight for '84 was announced at Netflix upfronts back in mid-May. Foxx has had strong ties over the years with the streamer, most recently starring in the action comedy Back In Action, in which he starred opposite Cameron Diaz. His latest stand-up special Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…, also premiered last year on Netflix. Netflix didn't comment on today's news. Best of Deadline 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Soundtrack: From Griff To Sabrina Carpenter 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
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14-05-2025
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Jamie Foxx to Star in Netflix's ‘Fight for '84' About U.S. Olympic Boxing Team Tragedy
Jamie Foxx is ready to take a swing at an emotional story from American sports history. Netflix announced during its upfront presentation Wednesday that the actor will star in director Andrés Baiz's forthcoming drama feature Fight for '84. The script is credited to Andrea Berloff, John Gatins and Andy Weiss. More from The Hollywood Reporter Inside the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront: Branding Whiplash and "The 'White Lotus' Effect" Liberty Media CEO Elaborates on F1's U.S. TV Rights Race Returning the HBO to Max Is Latest Sign of Potential Warner Bros. Discovery Split Fight for '84 takes place in the aftermath of the tragic plane crash that killed the U.S. Olympic boxing team in 1980. Foxx stars as the new coach who is recruited to lead the team and would guide them to victory at the 1984 Olympics, where the squad collected the most boxing medals in the history of the Summer Games. Producers include Eric Newman for Grand Electric, Bryan Unkeless for Night Owl, and Foxx and Michael W. Abbott for A Move Films Production. Executive producers are Henry Tillman and Datari Turner, along with Weiss for A WeBros Entertainment Production. Baiz is known for his work on the Netflix series Narcos, Narcos: Mexico, The Sandman and Griselda. His directorial feature credits include Pimpinero: Blood and Oil, which premiered last year at the Toronto International Film Festival. The project reunites Foxx with Netflix following the release earlier this year of the streaming giant's action-comedy movie Back in Action, in which the actor stars opposite Cameron Diaz. His other recent credits include the Netflix films They Cloned Tyrone and Day Break, in addition to Amazon's The Burial and Marvel's Spider-Man: No Way Home. This is not Foxx's first foray into boxing. He co-stars alongside Will Smith in Michael Mann's 2001 film Ali as Drew Bundini Brown, a member of Muhammad Ali's team. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked
