Mike Tyson biopic: The trailer has been released, and it looks incredible

The first look trailer for the brand new Mike Tyson biopic got released earlier this week, giving every boxing fan something to look forward to this summer.

Hulu’s new-eight episode limited series, which is simply titled ‘Mike’, will be available to watch on demand on August 25.

And it promises to be ‘an unauthorised and no-holds-barred look at the life of Mike Tyson’ – and it looks like we’re going to see some of his exploits in and outside of the ring judging by the trailer itself.

Moonlight star Trevante Rhodes looks almost unrecognisable as he transforms into ‘Iron Mike’ for the upcoming biopic.

The 32-year-old actor stars as Mike in the new series and fully embraces his behaviour and mannerisms if the trailer is anything to go by.

It also shows scenes from his early childhood, as well as the time when he bit Evander Holyfield’s ear in 1997 and when he was sent to prison for rape in 1992.

His famous pet tiger also makes an appearance in the short clip ahead of the series’ first episode this summer.

Check out the video below…

Showrunner Karen Gist revealed in a recent interview that the show isn’t trying to paint Tyson in a particular light – it is entirely up to interpretation.

Gist told Entertainment Weekly: “We were never trying to say that Mike Tyson is a hero or Mike Tyson is a villain.

“Our goal was to take a very complicated and controversial figure and try to get under the hood of what he was praised and vilified for while staying true to our North Star of no one person is one thing.

“Putting stories like this in the spotlight and pulling them out of the shadows is crucial to moving forward and getting the conversation to the next level.

“We wanted people to see Mike’s own culpability in his life and