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The Netflix Upfronts are right here, and frequent Netflix star Jamie Foxx has simply been tied to a model new undertaking referred to as Combat for ’84. Directed by Andrés Baiz, identified for his work on Griselda and Narcos, the brand new sports activities boxing film comes from a screenplay penned by Academy Award nominees Andrea Berloff, John Gatins, and Andy Weiss.
The official synopsis for the brand new film reads:
“After the US Olympic Boxing Crew is tragically killed in a aircraft crash in 1980, a brand new coach is introduced in to rebuild the workforce from scratch and cause them to victory on the ‘84 Olympics, profitable probably the most medals in Olympic boxing historical past.”
This can mark Foxx’s sixth main Netflix Authentic undertaking following his collection Dad Cease Embarrasing Me!, his 2024 particular Jamie Foxx: What Had Occurred Was..., and flicks Challenge Energy (2020), They Cloned Tyrone (2022), and most lately, Again in Motion (2025) the place he starred alongside Cameron Diaz. That movie now resides in Netflix’s most-watched of all time list.
Elsewhere, the Oscar and Grammy-winning actor is thought for his acclaimed portrayal of Ray Charles in Ray, his roles in movies like Django Unchained, Collateral, and Simply Mercy, his early comedy work on In Residing Colour and The Jamie Foxx Present, his chart-topping R&B music profession with hits like “Blame It,” and his voice function in Pixar’s Soul.
That is certainly one of a number of new TV collection and flicks introduced in the present day as a part of the Netflix Upfront presentation in New York Metropolis, an annual presentation for advertisers and the press detailing their upcoming slate. Different model new initiatives embody The Physique, Here Comes The Flood, and All The Sinners Bleed. The bulletins additionally got here alongside renewals for standard collection, too, together with Endlessly, The Diplomat, Bridgerton, and My Life with the Walter Boys. The full list of announcements can be found here.
Producing are Eric Newman for Grand Electrical, Bryan Unkeless for Evening Owl plus Jamie Foxx and Michael W. Abbott for A Transfer Movies Manufacturing. Government producers are Andy Weiss for A WeBros Leisure Manufacturing along with Henry Tillman and Datari Turner.
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