Big George Foreman (2023)
2023 film by George Tillman Jr.
- Released
- 28 April 2023
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Boxing film
- Director
- George Tillman, Jr.
- Screenplay
- George Tillman, Jr., Frank Baldwin
- Producer
- David Zelon
- Music
- Marcelo Zarvos
- Cinematography
- David Tattersall
- Editing
- Craig Hayes
- Starring
- Forest Whitaker, John Magaro, Khris Davis, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Sonja Sohn
- Running time
- 129 minutes
- Production company
- Affirm Films, Mandalay Pictures
- Distributor
- Sony Pictures Releasing
Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World (or simply Big George Foreman) is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film on the life of world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, played by Khris Davis. It was directed by George Tillman Jr. and also stars Jasmine Mathews, John Magaro, Sullivan Jones, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Sonja Sohn and Forest Whitaker.
Development on Big George Foreman began in 2021 and after several production delays, filming took place on a budget of $32 million from February to March 2022 in New Orleans. The film was released theatrically by Sony Pictures Releasing on April 28, 2023, and grossed $6 million.
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Facts from Wikidata Q116600060 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.