Tika Sumpter, currently starring on OWN’s “Tyler Perry’s The Haves and Have Nots,” has joined the cast of Universal’s James Brown biopic “Get On Up,” reports Deadline.com.
Jill Scott has proven herself as an artist whose music will transcend generations and also has her sights on set on conquering the film industry.…
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 […]
So many rappers have sampled the late, great James Brown. Let’s take a look at 10 of the best songs to have taken from the…
*The Help” director Tate Taylor will reunite with the film’s stars Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer for his upcoming biopic on James Brown for…
Chadwick Boseman, the star of the Jackie Robinson bio “42″ has been announced as the star of a new, as yet, untitled film about James Brown from Universal and Imagine.
The man who played Jackie Robinson has been tapped to portray the ‘Godfather of Soul’ James Brown in an upcoming biopic. Chadwick Boseman will start filming in Misissippi this fall. The film is being co-produced by Brian Grazer and Mick Jagger through Jagger’s production company Jagged films. “The Help” director Tate Taylor will be directing. […]
Writer, producer and cultural critic Nelson George has covered Black music since his stint at Billboard’s black music editor in the early 80′s. During that…
There’s no doubt that music is a form of self-expression. And many artists not only use the recording booth as a hit-making platform, but also as a medium to impact social change and connect with their fans across the globe. June is African-American Music Month. Created by President Jimmy Carter, every president since then has […]
