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Chadwick Boseman Talks About Bringing the Funk in 'Get On Up'
It was somewhat of a surprise when Chadwick Boseman, the up-and-coming actor who’d delivered a great but understated portrayal of baseball legend Jackie Robinson in last year’s 42, was then cast to play funk legend James Brown in the just-released biopic Get On Up. Especially his younger years… I had to figure out [what age] I would be playing the most.
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Mick Jagger Talks About Making Moves as a Producer on 'Get On Up'
Mick Jagger has a long history with Hollywood – starting with the nearly 400 Rolling Stones songs used in movies or TV shows over the years (Martin Scorsese isn’t the only one who has them under his thumb). Yahoo Movies talked to Sir Mick on the Jackson, Mississippi set of Get On Up to find out how the Rock God helped bring The Godfather of Soul’s story to the big screen. The Rolling Stones and James Brown are often mentioned in the same breath.
