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 also diminishes the elder Bart’s role ... “There’s a young fellow down here by the name of James Brown that is a great dancer and … he’s got a lot of potential.

Chadwick Boseman as James Brown hits the high notes of known songs in "Get on Up." Chadwick Boseman is James Brown in "Get On Up." It would be glib to call “Get on Up” soulless. Chadwick ...

James Brown lived a lot of life. So it’s inevitable then that the James Brown biopic Get On Up — even with a running time of 138 minutes — might have to leave some of it out. (Read our ...

I was with James Brown when the people behind “Get On Up” first started talking with him about the movie. James wanted me there because we were so close. The producer, Brian Grazer ...

Chadwick Boseman steals the show in "Get On Up." AP/Universal Pictures Supercharged by Chadwick Boseman’s tour de force as the iconic Godfather of Soul, James Brown — and pitch-perfect music ...

“Get on Up” is peppered with historic scenes ... Brown sums it up best: “Ain’t nothing to cry about. I’m James Brown.” Burton is editor-at-large at The Root. She is also editor ...

Overall, Get On Up does what great cinema is supposed to do: it’s transformative, it’s engaging, and even when it’s rendering James Brown’s ugliest moments, it is beautiful.

151; -- When Chadwick Boseman was approached about taking on the complicated, soulful, split-loving role of James Brown in “Get On Up,” an upcoming bio-pic about the icon, the actor said he ...

But they help each other. But they help each other.” Taylor decided to use original James Brown masters for the vocals on “Get On Up” — his explanation is in the other set visit story ...

James Brown was all about the groove, but the film of his life never finds its own. What is "Get On Up" trying to be? A Southern memory play, full of melancholy ghosts? A hip, break-the-fourth ...

Five of James Brown's most memorable performances inspired "Get On Up" (right). Getty Images (left); Universal Pictures (right) Chadwick Boseman has won rave reviews for his star turn as James ...