Mike Tyson Inspires HBO's 'Da Brick', Spike Lee and Doug Ellin to Produce
by Scott Christ on Jun 22, 2011 12:38 AM EDT
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Mike Tyson's early life is the inspiration for a new HBO pilot titled "Da Brick," written by John Ridley, and produced by Spike Lee and Doug Ellin, according to Variety.
"Da Brick" will be produced through Ellin's overall deal with HBO. As "Entourage" winds down its eight-season run on HBO this year, Ellin has been looking to branch out as a producer. "Da Brick" marks the first project from Ellin's Fly the Coop Entertainment banner that he did not write.
The connection with Tyson came about after the boxer did a guest shot last season on "Entourage."
"He said to me, 'Why don't you do with my life what you did with Mark (Wahlberg's) life" with "Entourage," Ellin told Variety.
... HBO has a casting director searching for a thesp with some boxing chops.
While the series sounds promising in some ways, I have to lower my expectations due to the association with the dreadful "Entourage." Spike Lee will direct the pilot, and with this much star power it's all but a guarantee that the series will be given a serious shot.
Who's looking forward to it? Who's unsure? Who doesn't care?
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enough if mike already
he already got an amazing documentary. They’re plenty of other boxers with similar stories that the world should know about.
Well the character isn’t going to be Mike Tyson.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 22, 2011 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
A boxing version of "Entourage" can't be worse
Than the version they’re doing on Marky Mark. I’m hoping for the best (a total boxing insider perspective with tons of cameos & snarky jokes aimed at ridiculous personalities & promoters) but also prepared for the worst (campy show with slapstick humor similar to Mark version but being totally removed from boxing realities). We’ll see if they can pull off a successful show that’s interesting & entertaining. If they base it too closelyon Tyson I fear it could become a bit too melodramatic.
by soulrise on Jun 22, 2011 1:11 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Iron Mike, Brooklyn's Own!!!
Well I will definitely be interested in checking it out.
Hopefully they have decent writers invovled in the show.
But what will they show? The stick-ups? The fights? The club fights? Will they show young Tyson before Cus snatched him out of a bad situation? Will the show be gritty, visceral and crazy? Or will the show be flashy, shiny and Hollywood?
I tend to be biased towards strikers . . . exciting strikers.
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I am interested with the same hesitancy about the ENTOURAGE connection
I think they’ll diverge in a good way because Tyson’s persona was to be a lone wolf with hangers on instead of the Wahlberg based character which has leeches that he encourages.
The last couple seasons of Entourage have been pretty mediocre. It use to be a fun show that at least that you didn’t have to take seriously. Now its a show you can’t possibly take seriously.
I liked the first two seasons, I won’t lie. And I liked when they got to a point where they had to admit that Vince is a shitty actor. But it’s just so bad. Also Jeremy Piven thinks he’s actually Ari Gold now. Oh and those guys think they’re stars. They should make a reality show about all of them after the show is done, struggling to find work.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 22, 2011 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I got hbo sometime during the fourth season, so I liked those middle seasons. Season 6 was mediocre at best, and season 7 was actually pretty decent. Instead of relying on pretty trivial “hollywood” drama, the show actually went to some dark places (well dark for a show about hollywood douchebags). Johnny drama is still the most annoying turd of a charscter ever though
I hate the Texans
by battle axe of doom on Jun 22, 2011 3:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
bro.
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by Scott Christ on Jun 22, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
They should take the Entourage budget and use some of it to make more episodes of Game of Thrones next season.
by DodgerFan86 on Jun 23, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
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