Get On Up
Short description
Get On Up is a biographical drama about James Brown, tracing his path from a deprived childhood in the American South to worldwide fame as a singer, bandleader and performer. The film moves through his music and his changing moods, following his long climb through the music business and the relationships that shaped it, including his partnership with Bobby Byrd and his connection to manager Ben Bart.
Tate Taylor directed, three years after The Help and before The Girl on the Train. The screenplay is by Jez Butterworth, Steven Baigelman and John-Henry Butterworth, and the producers include Brian Grazer, Mick Jagger and Erica Huggins. Chadwick Boseman plays Brown, with Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Lennie James and Fred Melamed among the cast.
Made for about 30 million US dollars, the film took roughly 33 million worldwide, a modest return. On IMDb and TMDB, audiences rate it around 6.8 out of 10 across several hundred votes, while a film critics' rating of 6.9 from 171 reviews places professional and audience responses close together.
What's left behind the scenes
- In one of the scenes with the main character, The Beach Boys can be seen in the background rehearsing.
- Chadwick Boseman spent two months learning to sing and dance before filming. In the film, the actor sings and dances himself.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
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