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Tim Gordon of FilmGordon.com has been reviewing movies for 22 years so he’s seen a LOT of movies so you don’t have to. We caught…

Chadwick Boseman Talks ‘Get On Up’ [VIDEO] Chadwick Boseman talks about playing the role of the “God Father of Soul,” James Brown in the biopic…

Academy Award  winner Octavia Spencer talks “Get On Up” on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at 7 a.m.…

Tom Joyner packed out the Magic Johnson Theater in Harlem, NY this weekend for the release of the James Brown biopic, ‘Get On Up’ starring Chadwick…

James Brown‘s daughter, Dr. Yamma Brown, talks “Get On Up” on the gold carpet at the McDonald’s 365Black Awards during this year’s “Essence” Festival. “Get On…

Playing James Brown, once known as the hardest working man in show business couldn’t have been easy. But actor Chadwick Boseman, who also portrayed Jackie…

Roland Martin talked with Chadwick Boseman, star of the James Brown biopic, “Get On Up.” Boseman discussed how he prepared for the role and the…

Even though James Brown had a history of domestic violence in his relationships, Jill Scott doesn’t think he was a monster. The “Golden” diva will…

“NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin celebrates Black Music Month with this exclusive interviews from the set of the James Brown biopic Get On Up. Chadwick…

The James Brown biopic “Get on Up” is making it’s way to  theaters Aug. 1, and the film shows the key moments in Brown’s life. The movies director, Tate Taylor says it is not a linear, cradle-to-grave biopic. “It’s all who he is, but we’re going to put it on shuffle instead of play.” Chadwick Boseman is charged with re-creating Brown’s charisma onscreen. […]

Jill Scott has been added to the cast of “Get On Up,” the James Brown biopic due next fall from Universal and Imagine Entertainment. Chadwick Boseman will be playing James Brown in the film, which follows the singer from his humble beginnings all the way to stardom while recounting his battle with drug addiction, arrest, and financial ruin. In a […]

The James Brown movie cast is coming together…. Chadwick Boseman, who played Jackie Robinson in the movie “42” will play the lead as James Brown. Back together again, from the movie The Help, we’ll see Viola Davis and Oscar Winner Octavia Spencer in the film. Taraji P. Henson is said to be the next cast-member […]