The first trailer for James Brown biopic Get On Up has been revealed.
Chadwick Boseman appears as the Godfather of Soul, alongside Viola Davis in the role of Brown's mother and Octavia Spencer as his aunt.
The Tate Taylor-directed movie will follow the life of the late singer from his musical breakout and rise to stardom, to his struggle with drugs and arrest for domestic abuse.
Jill Scott is set to star as the 'I Feel Good' singer's wife and Lennie James is attached to play his father.
Cougar Town's Josh Hopkins is also on board as the soul legend's producer Ralph Bass, while Dan Aykroyd will take the part of Ben Bart, president of Universal Attractions, which represented Brown for over 40 years.
Brian Grazer and Erica Huggins will produce, alongside Mick Jagger and Victoria Pearman under their Jagged Films company.
Get On Up will be released by...
Chadwick Boseman appears as the Godfather of Soul, alongside Viola Davis in the role of Brown's mother and Octavia Spencer as his aunt.
The Tate Taylor-directed movie will follow the life of the late singer from his musical breakout and rise to stardom, to his struggle with drugs and arrest for domestic abuse.
Jill Scott is set to star as the 'I Feel Good' singer's wife and Lennie James is attached to play his father.
Cougar Town's Josh Hopkins is also on board as the soul legend's producer Ralph Bass, while Dan Aykroyd will take the part of Ben Bart, president of Universal Attractions, which represented Brown for over 40 years.
Brian Grazer and Erica Huggins will produce, alongside Mick Jagger and Victoria Pearman under their Jagged Films company.
Get On Up will be released by...
- 3/14/2014
- Digital Spy
‘Cougar Town’ actor Josh Hopkins, who is known for his role as Courtney Cox’s love interest Grayson Ellis in the TBS series, has joined the cast of the James Brown biopic ‘Get On Up’ with director Tate Taylor (The Help). The biopic will tell the story of Brown’s impoverished upbringing before making it big on the music scene. Hopkins will play music producer Ralph Bass, a loyal and supportive friend of Brown’s at Federal Records. The biopic will feature 42’s Chadwick Boseman in the title role with Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Dan Aykroyd, Nelsan Ellis, Lennie James, Jill Scott, Craig Robinson and Nick Eversman, rounding out the cast ensemble. Universal [ Read More ]
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- 12/28/2013
- by Sarah Anne Luoma
- ShockYa
Josh Hopkins has joined the James Brown biopic Get On Up.
The Cougar Town star will take on the role of producer Ralph Bass in The Help director Tate Taylor's film, reports The Wrap.
Chadwick Boseman will take on the role of the legendary soul star.
The film will follow the life of the late singer from his musical breakout and rise to stardom, to his struggle with drugs and arrest for domestic abuse.
Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Dan Aykroyd, Nelsan Ellis, Lennie James, Jill Scott, Craig Robinson and Nick Eversman will also feature in the movie.
Get On Up will be released on October 17, 2014.
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The Cougar Town star will take on the role of producer Ralph Bass in The Help director Tate Taylor's film, reports The Wrap.
Chadwick Boseman will take on the role of the legendary soul star.
The film will follow the life of the late singer from his musical breakout and rise to stardom, to his struggle with drugs and arrest for domestic abuse.
Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Dan Aykroyd, Nelsan Ellis, Lennie James, Jill Scott, Craig Robinson and Nick Eversman will also feature in the movie.
Get On Up will be released on October 17, 2014.
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...
- 12/23/2013
- Digital Spy
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- 12/21/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
“Cougar Town” star Josh Hopkins has been cast as music producer Ralph Bass in Universal and Imagine’s James Brown biopic “Get On Up,” TheWrap has learned. Chadwick Boseman stars as the Godfather of Soul alongside Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Dan Aykroyd, Nelsan Ellis, Lennie James, Jill Scott, Craig Robinson and Nick Eversman as Mick Jagger, who is a producer on the film. “Get on Up” follows Brown’s rags-to-riches story and takes audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Also Read: Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer...
- 12/20/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
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