by Jeroslyn JoVonn

June 14, 2023

Jamie Foxx Stars Alongside John Boyega and Teyonah Parris In ‘They Cloned Tyrone’

Jamie Foxx is among an elite team of actors put together for Netflix’s newly unveiled science-fiction mystery.

On Tuesday, June 13, Netflix released a trailer for the satirical conspiracy film “They Cloned Tyrone,” starring Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx, Golden Globe winner John Boyega, and SAG-nominated Teyonah Parris. The film sees the trio tackle “a series of eerie events” that leads them to “a nefarious government conspiracy,” according to the film’s logline.

The film is set to premiere on July 21 after its debut at the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) on June 14, Variety reports. Foxx takes on the role of Slick Charles, Boyega plays Fontaine, and Parris appears as Yo-Yo. Others on the cast include Tyler Antonius, Kiefer Sutherland, David Alan Grier, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Joshua Mikel, and James Moses Black.

Netflix unveiled the poster for the film on Monday before releasing the trailer the following day.

The film sees the trio witness an apparent kidnapping off the street that leads them to follow the suspect’s car to an unmarked underground laboratory, as noted by People. Once inside the creepy lab, Slick, Fontaine, and Yo-Yo discover an apparent clone of Boyega’s character, Tyrone, and decide to look into “experiments” they think a government organization is conducting on their community.

The seemingly new-age “Mod Squad” works together to protect their community from the government experiment.

Boyega shared an April 2021 Instagram post announcing production for the film had wrapped. It’s Foxx’s first film debut in the wake of his hospitalization for a “medical complication” in April.

Foxx’s daughter Corinne Foxx has given little updates on the actor’s health after first announcing his hospitalization and asking for prayers. In May, Corinne shut down rumors that her family was “preparing for the worst” amid reports Foxx was on life support and claimed her dad was actually out of the hospital and even enjoyed a game of pickleball with friends.

However, the actor has yet to be seen publicly as mixed reports about his health gain steam on social media.


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