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Jamie Foxx to Headline Netflix Boxing Movie ‘Fight for ’84’ from ‘Narcos,’ ‘Griselda’ Director
Jamie Foxx is set to star in and produce the Olympic boxing drama “Fight for ’84” for Netflix.
Columbian filmmaker Andrés Baiz (“Santanás”) — who helmed Netflix’s 2024 limited series “Griselda,” as well as episodes of “The Sandman,” “Narcos: Mexico,” and “Marcos” for the streamer — is making his English-language feature debut with the movie. The film is based on the real crash of a LOT Polish Airlines flight in March 1980 that killed 14 boxers and eight staff members of the U.S. Olympic Boxing team, who were en route to Warsaw for an event. The actor has a longstanding relationship with Netflix, most recently headlining the streamer’s “Back in Action” with Cameron Diaz this year and his stand-up special, “What Had Happened Was…” in 2024.
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