Brian Grazer and Mick Jagger To Produce James Brown Biopic Directed By ‘The Help’s’ Tate Taylor

Posted on Monday, October 22nd, 2012 by Germain Lussier

The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, will soon have his life portrayed on the big screen. Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer is teaming up with legendary rock star Mick Jagger to producer a still untitled film, directed by Tate Taylor (The Help) from a screenplay by Jez & John-Henry Butterworth (Fair Game). Grazer has been trying to get this movie done for the better part of a decade and, at one point before his passing, Brown was actively involved.

With financing in place, the producers will now look for distribution and – most importantly – an actor to play the lead. Read more after the jump. Read More »

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James Brown to Provide Own Singing Voice For Biopic, Wesley Snipes to Provide Talking Voice, Body and Face

Posted on Monday, January 26th, 2009 by Brendon Connelly

Spike Lee has told MTV that he wants to use recordings of James Brown for the musical moments in his upcoming biopic of the late, great Godfather of Soul. Wesley Snipes, of whom Lee says “He’s my man”, will be left to just lip-sync and mimic the dance moves.

Fair enough. And that’s all the news there really is to this, the rest is just “context and opinion”, the stuff of the blogger. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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