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trailer: 'get on up' - james brown story hits the screen

3/15/2014

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Picture'The Godfather of Soul' James Brown
After the sad passing of the r&b music legend James Brown, affectionately known and acknowledged the world over as 'The Godfather of Soul' on Christmas Day 2006, the heat has intensified on bringing his dramatic life story to the screen. Even back in the 1990's Oscar winning film producer Brian Grazer had made an attempt to do just that with either Eddie Murphy or Wesley Snipes playing the singer, and Spike Lee on hand to direct. However, as often happens in Hollywood, the project faltered. Grazer, who had produced rapper  Eminem's semi-autobiographical '8 Mile', eventually joined forces with The Rolling Stones front-man Mick Jagger to produce 'Get On Up', the James Brown biopic, now slated for an August release in the US. It promises to show both the very good and very hard times Brown endured, while making music history along the way.

The  film is directed by Tate Taylor, who made 'The Help' and stars Chadwick Boseman, who recently  played legendary US baseball player Jackie Robinson in '42', as the iconic and at times quite outspoken entertainer. The cast also includes Viola Davis, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (both actresses appeared in 'The Help), Jill Scott and Dan Aykroyd, who incidentally acted alongside the real James Brown in the 1980 John Landis musical comedy classic, 'The Blues Brothers'. This hot revealing trailer for 'Get On Up' gives people a chance to get a little taste of what to expect. Is Boseman up to the task of bringing this extraordinary dynamic character to life? After all we all know that James Brown achieved so much musically, that you have to wonder how do you pull it off in just the space of a couple of hours? On the strength of the trailer, it looks as though Boseman is going some way to capturing Brown's spirit. We will have to wait to see if he fulfills that promise. The actor obviously has the support of producer Mick Jagger who said recently "It's a really hard role to do." He went on, "It would've been safer to take somebody from Broadway who had a lot of singing and dancing background. Chad would be the first to tell you, he wasn't a singer or dancer. But after he'd worked for six weeks on it, he immeasurably had become the character." This summer we will see if 'Get On Up' really delivers when it hits US screens on 1st August 2014.



Here is a special 'Get On Up' Featurette giving an inside look to the film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzZjGbUrbYo

4 Comments
Ade
3/15/2014 03:05:07 am

So looking forward to this, thanks never even knew it was in the pipeline

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Cheri
3/15/2014 04:38:06 am

Can't wait to see this.

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Michael Snaith link
3/16/2014 09:40:22 pm

Well James Brown is many is a hero to many of us, the trailer looks very good. I remember meeting James Brown and Earl Sharpton for the first time in USA 1991 while I was on tour with my former band Galliano, for me it was a great experience. I got both their signed autographs and then told by Mick Talbot keyboardist of our band then, he told me that I was on CNN News shaking the man himself hands. It sounds so surreal even to me and brings back so much memories of when my Great Gran mother Sadie came to meet me at the airport (this is all in America around the same time meeting James Brown) after a long tour with the band. I was about to have holiday in the states as my family lives there and the band was on there way back to London to have there break, any away this James Brown story triggered something in my mind which brought back some emotional and good memories back, one of the high lights of my career. I thought I would share with you. Obedience Projects, performs live, the story continues. :).Xx

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Michael Snaith link
3/16/2014 09:44:47 pm

Thanks Eon Irving for sharing this James Brown trailer, look forward to seeing this!

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    EON IRVING

     DJ, Remixer, Producer, Writer
    Involved in the music business since the very late 70's Beginning work at Island Records. DJing since the early 80's both in London and abroad, including the US and Europe. Along the way performing at many high profile events for such luminaries as Prince, Public Enemy and Lennox Lewis.
    Aside from radio and club djing, remixing and production work in the recording studio has meant working with the likes of Loose Ends, Junior Giscombe, David Morales, Gwen Guthrie, Sly & Robbie, Maxie Priest and Madonna.
    An intense lifelong love of cinema has blossomed itself in several ways including presenting to the UK public for the very first time such films as 'Boyz In The Hood', 'House Party' and 'A Rage In Harlem'.
    My passion for music, cinema and all other interests manifests itself through my writing. I am also a Contributing Editor for the music and entertainment website magazine, DeeperThe Beats  www.deeperthebeats.com



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