The film treasury of biographies of legendary musicians will be richer for the feature film about the life of the father of funk and the godfather of soul, the unforgettable James Brown.
»I feel good, ta-na-na-na, I knew that i would, now...", we start chanting when we hear the name James Brown. The father of funk and the godfather of soul, as we still call him today, will finally get a movie story eight years after his death. A biographical drama co-produced by Brian Grazer, wanted to film already in the nineties, shows the life of James Brown, who, from severe poverty and a difficult childhood, made his way to the music stages through turbulent later years and became one of the most influential musicians in history.
When they were recently finishing filming across the pond Get On Up, it is Chadwick Boseman at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson followed the director's instructions Tate Taylor and under the watchful eye of the producers Mick Jagger and Brian Grazer, performed a scene in which, as the great James Brown, he writhes on stage with his hands in the air and sings a Brown hit I Got the Feelin'. As he told Rolling Stone, it is quite clear to Mick Jagger that the role would be better entrusted to someone from Broadway who can dance and sing, because Chadwick Boseman, who will portray the great Brown on the screen, is far from a dancer. Who else would know more about this than Jagger himself, the frontman of The Rolling Stones, who spent a lot of time with Brown backstage at concert halls and got to know firsthand the pompous presence, dance moves and energy that the godfather of soul emitted on stage?
Plus Chad who is in the movie last year 42 played the role of a famous baseball player Jackie Robinson, was initially not interested in such a grandiose role. "I felt like I couldn't play an icon again, that I couldn't do another biopic," he explained, adding that he thought the role was incredible just because of the singing and dancing. But after six weeks of non-stop practice and training, he succeeded. How well he did in the role of a master musician who influenced, among others Michael Jackson and Prince, we will be able to see this summer, as Get on Up is expected to hit the screens in early August.
