Mike Tyson's phenomenal rise to glory and his epic fall from the pinnacle will be examined in a new documentary on the former undisputed world heavyweight champion to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Tyson, directed by James Toback, will combine more than 30 hours of interviews with
highlights of Tyson's boxing career. Tysonplans to fly from his suburban Las Vegas home to France this week to attend the film's debut. "I look at it now and I'm embarrassed I did it," Tyson told the New York Times.
"There's a lot of information people didn't need to know." Tyson, who turns 42 next month, says he has been off drugs and alcohol for the past 15 months after abusing both for years.
Tyson will reflect upon his mistakes, including a marriage and bitter divorce, a three-year prison sentence for rape and squandering US$400 million ($520 million) on his way to bankruptcy.
