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Write On with 'Big George Foreman' Writer/Director George Tillman Jr.

Write On with 'Big George Foreman' Writer/Director George Tillman Jr.

FromWrite On: A Screenwriting Podcast


Write On with 'Big George Foreman' Writer/Director George Tillman Jr.

FromWrite On: A Screenwriting Podcast

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
May 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World tells the emotional journey of the world famous boxer from his poor upbringings in Texas to his rise to Heavyweight Champion of the World and then onto reinventing himself when it was time to look beyond the gloves. Final Draft's podcast Write On sits down with writer/director George Tillman Jr. (Soul Food, The Hate U Give) to hear the inspiration behind this film. "Biopics are very complicated to do, so I just started falling in love with the idea of this journey that this man took from a young man to an older one," says Tillman Jr. on how he chose Foreman's story. "Everybody knows him as the grill guy, so we really showed how he became the pitchman that led to the grill you know." Listen to hear more about bringing this larger than life man to the big screen.  Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World released in theaters April 28.
Released:
May 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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