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'Get On Up' Trailer #2: Even Superstars Have Family Issues

By Russ Fischer May 20th, 2014

James Brown tells you who he is in this new trailer for the biopic Get on Up. Either a short theatrical trailer or a long TV spot, this look at the film opens with Brown (Chadwick Boseman, 42) talking about his parents, and we flash through some moments of success before coming back around to a…

'Get On Up' Trailer: How James Brown Became The Godfather Of Soul

By Angie Han March 14th, 2014

The first Get On Up trailer has been revealed. The James Brown biopic stars Chadwick Boseman, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, and Dan Aykroyd.

Chadwick Boseman As James Brown: First Look At 'Get On Up'

By Russ Fischer March 13th, 2014

See the first image of 42 star Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in the film Get on Up.

James Brown Biopic Titled 'Get On Up,' Will Be Released October 2014

By Germain Lussier August 29th, 2013

Days after Chadwick Boseman took the lead in Tate Taylor's biopic of the Godfather of Soul James Brown, that film has a title and release date. It'll be called Get On Up and will be released October 17, 2014. Also of note: Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, who worked with Taylor on The Help, are being eyed…