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James Brown Biopic GET ON UP Trailer Debuts
In his follow-up to the four-time Academy Award-nominated blockbuster THE HELP, Tate Taylor directs 42’s Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in GET ON UP.
Check out the first trailer along with photos from the film.
Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
Boseman is joined in the drama by Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Nelsan Ellis, Lennie James, Tika Sumpter, Jill Scott and Dan Aykroyd.
DAN AYKROYD as Ben Bart and CHADWICK BOSEMAN as James Brown
Academy Award winner Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, 8 Mile) produces for Imagine Entertainment, with Mick Jagger and Victoria Pearman (Shine a Light) producing under their Jagged Films banner.
Imagine’s Erica Huggins (Flightplan) also serves as a producer on GET ON UP, while Taylor produces under his Wyolah Films label. Peter Afterman, Trish Hofmann, Jez Butterworth, John Butterworth, John Norris and Anna Culp serve as executive producers.
Producers MICK JAGGER and Academy Award winner BRIAN GRAZER on the set
GET ON UP hits theaters August 1, 2014.
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Photos: D Stevens. © 2014 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
JILL SCOTT as Dede and CHADWICK BOSEMAN as her husband, James Brown
CHADWICK BOSEMAN as James Brown and director TATE TAYLOR on the set
VIOLA DAVIS as James Brown’s mother, Susie
AMARION SCOTT as young James Brown and OCTAVIA SPENCER as Aunt Honey
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