Get On Up, starring Chadwick Boseman (42) as James Brown, is from director Tate Taylor, the inexperienced director of The Help.
Based on the true story of the Godfather of Soul, the movie Get On Up is a look inside the music, moves and moods of James Brown, which takes audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most famous black singers in the history of modern music.