There are seven acknowledged wonders of the world, James Brown was the eighth. Chadwick Boseman, from 42, was tapped by Universal and Imagine Entertainment to play James Brown, the “godfather of soul” the “Sex Machine.”
The new biopic will be directed by Tate Taylor, who directed The Help. The screenplay was written by Jez and John Henry Butterworth. The movie will be produced by Mick Jagger, who studied Brown’s moves, and Victoria Pearman for Jagged Films and Imagine’s Brian Grazer and Erica Huggins. It will be executive produced by Trish Hofmann and Peter Afterman.
The movie will tell James Brown’s story from his childhood in Georgia, where he grew up so poor he was kicked out of school for “insufficient clothing,” through his rise to the top of R&B, his Apollo appearances, I’m sure, and will include hits like “Please, Please, Please,” “I Got You (I Feel Good),” “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag,” “This is a Man’s World,” “Say it Loud (I’m Black I’m Proud). Along with his many car chases, arrests and political involvement on both sides of the aisle. James Brown died in 2006 at age 73.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Taylor said a lot of the movie will be shot in Mississippi.
Grazer’s been trying to make this movie for over ten years. It took off after Tate Taylor signed on.
Boseman will be seen next in the football movie Draft Day, that will star Kevin Costner.
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