Chadwick Boseman has become something of a perpetual motion machine, but if you watch old videos of James Brown, the rhythmic restlessness is one of the first things you’ll notice about the ...

There are certain challenges to any actor who wants to give an accurate portrayal of James Brown. Such were the obstacles facing Chadwick Boseman, who plays the Godfather of Soul in the just ...

Chadwick Boseman is not crazy.He says so himself. Even makes a pretty convincing case for his sanity.Still, he agreed to play James Brown in the biopic of the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, … ...

Chadwick Boseman: It was in L.A. in September [2013]. Mick had me over for tea. Mick Jagger: We talked a lot. We talked generally about how it is to be a performer and more specifically about James.

Boseman was known for playing historical figures like James Brown in "Get on Up" and Jackie Robinson in "42." But "Black Panther" catapulted the actor into the pop cultural stratosphere.

Whereas James Brown was a walking volcano, a Dionysian spirit. But in “Get on Up,” damned if Boseman, with his Apollonian aura, doesn’t become Dionysius in a soul-man coif.

The film starred Chadwick Boseman as James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul,” whose career spanned six decades and left an indelible mark on R&B, rock n’ roll, soul, funk and hip hop.

In last year's " 42," Chadwick Boseman played baseball legend Jackie Robinson as a man suppressing his pride and bottling up his anger. It was a portrayal of understated dignity that was all about ...

Boseman's portrayal of baseball legend Jackie Robinson in 42 last year drew plenty of applause. His transformation into James Brown, the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, could land him on the ...

‘Get On Up’ Premiere: Chadwick Boseman Initially ‘Didn’t Want to Try’ Playing James Brown The "42" star took on the daunting task of playing the Godfather of Soul by working hard and ...

For last year’s “42,” Chadwick Boseman had to learn to play baseball like Jackie Robinson. For “Get On Up,” out Friday, he had to learn to perform like James Brown.

(AllHipHop News) First he played the man who broke professional baseball’s color barrier in 42, and now Chadwick Boseman will star as another legend in a James Brown biopic.