Sean 'Diddy' Combs auditioned to play James Brown in the biopic 'Get on Up,' a witness in his trial revealed. He lost the ...

Get On Up' star said he worked five to eight hours a day with a choreographer. — -- When Chadwick Boseman was approached about taking on the complicated, soulful, split-loving role of James ...

By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, East Coast, THR.com “What I always say is, ‘All you have to do is work really hard, and you can make up ... and Chadwick was the guy.” Nevertheless, Boseman ...

Among his legendary roles as T’Challa in Black Panther and Jackie Robinson in 42, Chadwick Boseman also played “Get Up Offa That Thing” singer James Brown in Get on Up. The actor tragically ...

After playing Jackie Robinson in 42, the actor wasn’t interested in another biopic. Now, he’s receiving raves for his riveting portrayal of The Godfather of Soul. In the flashy biopic Get On ...

Within moments of the stunning passing of Chadwick Boseman, it did not take long ... on and off the stage – in the 2014 release Get On Up. In this bizarre scene below, which was based on the ...

Madonna, director Judd Apatow and late actor Chadwick Boseman are just the latest celebrities to get name-dropped at Sean ...

Chadwick Boseman was an American actor and playwright ... Boseman also starred in the films Get on Up (2014), Marshall (2017) and 21 Bridges (2019). After his death from colon cancer in August ...

“Get on Up” director Tate Taylor pays tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman, who died Aug. 28 of colon cancer at age 43. Chadwick and I were on our way to Augusta, Georgia to meet James Brown’s ...

It has been a long time coming for the James Brown biopic. As explained by producer, Brian Grazer, it took more than 10 years to get the effort green lit and accepted by Hollywood. During that ...

For Chadwick Boseman, though, there's no such thing ... That was also the first major “Get On Up” test for Aakomon Jones, who doesn't sugar-coat his initial reaction to working with Boseman.

Testimony reveals Diddy auditioned for James Brown in Get on Up, but lost to Chadwick Boseman. Details emerge during ...