VOD Spotlight: Get On Up

After his breakout performance as Jackie Robinson in 42, Chadwick Boseman initially wasn’t interested in reading the script for director Tate Taylor’s James Brown biopic Get On Up. Boseman figured the last thing he should do was another biopic about a cultural icon. On top of that, regardless of his already having played Jackie Robinson, the idea of anyone playing James Brown seemed just about impossible to him. “James Brown was ahead of his time, and we still haven’t caught up with him,” Boseman says. “He lived the life of a thousand people in one lifetime.” Still, he talked to … Continue reading →

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