Playing A Mentor In ‘The Big George Foreman’ Reminded Forest Whitaker of His Own Champions

Playing A Mentor In ‘The Big George Foreman’ Reminded Forest Whitaker of His Own Champions

Essence Magazine:

By Keyaira Boone ·Updated April 27, 2023

Forest Whitaker plays the man who inspired George Foreman to greatness in Big George Foreman, the upcoming biopic about the former heavyweight legend. 

As Doc Broadus, Foreman’s boxing trainer and career mentor, Whitaker’s character introduces the champion

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