Who Could Play The Role of James Brown and Who Could Direct The Movie??
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What about Wayne Brady? I think he can pull it off.
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he now weights 100 pounds more than that and that was a crude caricature, not something you hang a whole movie on unless you intend to make a mockery of JB
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i just looked it up and apparently they replaced Spike with the dude who directed The Help
If he could make me forget that I'm watching Wayne Brady he could maybe pull it off. Not sure how good an actor he could be tho. Honestly, I hate to say it but I'd probably go with Jamie. Have him put on some weight and take care of the rest with makeup.
I think Wayne Brady can pull it off because he can sing, he can dance, etc...I think he will do great job as James Brown, he has his color, he has almost look like James.....white people loves him
but his name wouldn't help to sell the movie.....unless if he has back up stars casts.Nah, Jamie already did Ray so why need him do another signer?..I don't think the Hollywood don't want to do it.
That's why I said as much as I hate to say it. But I have more faith in Jamie's acting.
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Chadwick Boseman as James Brown: First Look at ‘Get on Up’
Posted on Thursday, March 13th, 2014 by Russ Fischer
That’s 42 star Chadwick Boseman above, and below you’ll see Boseman as James Brown in the first shot from the Brown biopic Get on Up. The film also stars Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart, who presided over Brown’s agency Universal Attractions. The film, which spans much of the singer’s life, also features Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Lennie James.
Check out the shot below, and get a bit of new info about the movie courtesy of director Tate Taylor.
Taylor, who also directed The Help, told USAToday that this isn’t a straight biopic, despite the fact that it will tell Brown’s story from childhood through a 1993 comeback concert that followed his release from prison. (Brown had gone to the pen after evading police in a car chase that spanned two states.) “It’s all who he is,” the director says, “but we’re going to put it on shuffle instead of play.”
More interesting is the fact that Boseman’s Brown will break the fourth wall. Taylor says of the decision to have the character speak directly to the audience was a means to allow the singer’s controlling personality to leap off screen. ”I told everybody, ‘Look, James was a control freak, and even though he’s not with us, there’s no way he wouldn’t be a part of his movie.”.
Posted on Thursday, March 13th, 2014 by Russ Fischer
That’s 42 star Chadwick Boseman above, and below you’ll see Boseman as James Brown in the first shot from the Brown biopic Get on Up. The film also stars Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart, who presided over Brown’s agency Universal Attractions. The film, which spans much of the singer’s life, also features Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Lennie James.
Check out the shot below, and get a bit of new info about the movie courtesy of director Tate Taylor.
Taylor, who also directed The Help, told USAToday that this isn’t a straight biopic, despite the fact that it will tell Brown’s story from childhood through a 1993 comeback concert that followed his release from prison. (Brown had gone to the pen after evading police in a car chase that spanned two states.) “It’s all who he is,” the director says, “but we’re going to put it on shuffle instead of play.”
More interesting is the fact that Boseman’s Brown will break the fourth wall. Taylor says of the decision to have the character speak directly to the audience was a means to allow the singer’s controlling personality to leap off screen. ”I told everybody, ‘Look, James was a control freak, and even though he’s not with us, there’s no way he wouldn’t be a part of his movie.”.