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

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 ...

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 ...

Brown also notably created James Brown Food Stamps. Although not included in the story line in the singer’s recent biopic, Get On Up, Chadwick Boseman, who played the legendary singer ...

The daughter of James Brown spoke at a memorial service for the late actor Chadwick Boseman in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina, on Thursday night. Deanna Brown Thomas said Boseman had ...

James Brown? No questioning that moniker since the 1960s. Chadwick Boseman? You'll be convinced he deserves it, too, after the first big musical number in Get On Up, opening Friday. Boseman's ...

What did Chadwick Boseman and James Brown have in common? When asked in an interview if James Brown was his favorite artist, Boseman answered honestly and said that he wasn’t. “Was James Brown ...

“So I just searched for an actor with skill, and Chadwick was the guy.” Nevertheless, Boseman told THR he ... and he gave his world to play James Brown.” The premiere at Harlem’s legendary ...

According to the testimony of his former assistant under the pseudonym “Mia,” he once auditioned to portray James Brown in the 2014 biopic Get on Up. The role ultimately went to Chadwick Boseman. The ...

Chadwick Boseman is best known and loved for playing ... Boseman was known for playing historical figures like James Brown in "Get on Up" and Jackie Robinson in "42." But "Black Panther ...

NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI. It’s mid-December on the Mississippi set of “Get On Up” and it’s possible that the hardest working man in show business is the young actor playing The Hardest Working ...

In one August 2020 message, Mia wrote, “Thinking of you with Chadwick Boseman,” in reference to the actor’s death. She then said that Combs was “auditioning for the role” of James Brown.