Mike Tyson Wants to Produce a Movie About His Early Years

Mike Tyson and his wife, Lakiha Spicer, are planning to produce a movie that will focus on the former heavyweight champ's early years, the New York Post reports.

The couple tells the Post they're looking at Larry Sloman, who co-wrote Howard Stern's book Private Parts, as well as Tyson's autobiography, Undisputed Truth, to write the screenplay.

Spicer says she can see House of Cards star Kevin Spacey as Tyson's early mentor, Constantino "Cus" D'Amato, and Helen Mirren as his adoptive mother, Camille Ewald.

Spicer said the role of a young Mike Tyson would go to an unknown actor.

In 2012, Tyson teamed up with director Spike Lee to turn his memoir into a one-man show on Broadway.Undisputed Truth was made into a TV movie for HBO last year.