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James Brown Biopic 'Get On Up' Lights The Screen On Fire In Latest Trailer
Get On Up is directed by Tate Taylor, a Southerner (from the great state of Mississippi) who brought a taste of the region to his award-winning The Help. But I’m still wondering, after watching this clip, if he’s the right director for this job. 
Summer Movie Box Office Predictions: Blockbusters To Bombs
Which is why we've decided to break down most of the summer's offerings, observing exactly what it is about some films that cause them to succeed and fail. This involved number crunching, market analysis, educated guesses, and the application of a few snobby biases. 
Chadwick Boseman Shines As James Brown In Funky First Get On Up Trailer
It’s a man’s man’s man’s world, as per the lyrics and title of James Brown’s classic 1966 single. But it’s what the woman does to the man that drives him. At least that’s the feeling I get from the first trailer for Tate Taylor’s next film, Get On Up, a feature version of the formative years in James Brown’s career and life. Who? (horn stabs) I said the Godfather of Soul! (horn stabs) I said the Sex Machine himself, James Brown! 
James Brown Biopic Finds Its Mick Jagger
Eversman joins a cast headed by Chadwick Boseman (42) that includes Viola Davis, Dan Aykroyd, Octavia Spencer, and Craig Robinson. Written by Steven Baigelman, Jez Butterworth, and John-Henry Butterworth, Get On Up will chart Brown's story from his humble beginnings to his well-earned reputation as The Hardest Working Man In Show Business, and his eventual drug-aided downfall. 
James Brown Biopic Get On Up Adds Treme Star James DuMont
DuMont has been extremely busy lately. In addition to his regular TV work – in addition to Treme, he has guest spots and recurring appearances on ABC’s Nashville and FX’s American Horror Story: Coven -- the character actor logged roles in both Lee Daniels’ The Butler and Dallas Buyers Club this year. 
James Brown Biopic Titled Get On Up, Will Be Released Next Year
Now that the James Brown biopic has found its lead actor it looks like Universal is finally committing to get the movie made. Earlier this week we reported that 42 star Chadwick Boseman has been cast to play the Godfather of Soul in the movie, and now not only does the project have a new release date it even has a title. 
42's Chadwick Boseman Lands Lead In James Brown Biopic
It would seem that Hollywood sees Chadwick Boseman as the go-to actor to play African-American icons. Just a few months after the actor scored positive marks for his performance as race-barrier breaking baseball player Jackie Robinson, the young actor has been cast as James Brown in the upcoming biopic about the Godfather of Soul. 
James Brown Biopic Casting Could Start Soon
Two days after the death of James Brown in December 2006 there was talk of a biopic about the Godfather of Soul. Spike Lee, who was just coming off the biggest success of his career, Inside Man, had signed on to direct the movie with Paramount funding the project. And that was the day the waiting began. 
The Help Director Tate Taylor In Talks To Helm, Mick Jagger To Produce The James Brown Biopic
Despite winning plenty of critical acclaim for his Academy Award winning film The Help in 2011, director Tate Taylor hasn't really been cooking up much in the way of in-development projects. In April it was reported that he was in talks to helm an adaptation of the British miniseries The Jury, but we haven't heard anything about it since. Now, however, things are starting to get interesting for the filmmaker - as they do when one's name is mentioned in the same headline as Mick Jagger. 
Usher To Play James Brown?
Both Usher and Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie are actively seeking parts in the Spike Lee's James Brown film. Usher wants to play James Brown, and Fergie one of his many wives. Usher is a great R&B singer, but who cares about that. He’s not an actor. It’s more important than you find someone to act if you’re going pull a movie like this off. If they have to, they can always lip sync the singing the way Jamie Foxx did in Ray. You can’t lip sync acting 
Spike Lee Hits James Brown
Hollywood’s coffin chasers are on the prowl. With the death of James Brown, now comes the rush to make a movie about him. Director Spike Lee has signed to direct a James Brown biopic. They could have at least let the body get cold before announcing it. They already have a script which has been through many revisions, and James Brown himself was reportedly actively involved in its development |
Sean O'Connell
2014-05-21
