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…
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The first Get On Up trailer has been revealed. The James Brown biopic stars Chadwick Boseman, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, and Dan Aykroyd.
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See the first image of 42 star Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in the film Get on Up.
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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…
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Chadwick Boseman is going from Jackie Robinson to James Brown. The star of 42 has just signed on to play the legendary soul singer in an untitled biopic directed by Tate Taylor (The Help) and produced by both rock legend Mick Jagger and Oscar-winner Brian Grazer. Grazer has been trying to get this movie done…
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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…
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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…
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