Universal Pictures is saying it loud: They’re making James Brown and they’re proud.
Universal has reported today that the studio will release their newly named Get On Up on October 17, 2014. This comes on the heel of news that Chadwick Boseman had finished talks to star as the Godfather of Soul.
The movie, to be directed by Tate Taylor (The Help), seeks to chronicle Brown’s journey from a young boy born into poverty to becoming one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, one who paved the way for many other black musicians.
Brown is recognized as one of the founding members of the funk musical genre. Born and raised in the Deep South, Brown came to national attention in the 1950s when his R&B vocal group, The Famous Flames, released hit ballads “Please, Please, Please” and “Try Me.” Brown would rise in the 1960s with success off the “Live at the Apollo” album, as well as songs like “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” and “Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud.”
Boseman is coming off his star-making turn as Jackie Robinson in this spring’s 42.
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