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In his follow-up to the four-time Academy Award-nominated blockbuster THE HELP, Tate Taylor directs 42’s Chadwick Boseman as James Brown.

Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.

Boseman is joined in the drama by Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Nelsan Ellis, Lennie James, Tika Sumpter, Jill Scott and Dan Aykroyd.

DAN AYKROYD as Ben Bart and CHADWICK BOSEMAN as James Brown

Academy Award winner Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, 8 Mile) produces for Imagine Entertainment, with Mick Jagger and Victoria Pearman (Shine a Light) producing under their Jagged Films banner.

GET ON UP HITS THEATERS AUGUST 1, 2014.

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JILL SCOTT as Dede and CHADWICK BOSEMAN as her husband, James Brown

CHADWICK BOSEMAN as James Brown and director TATE TAYLOR on the set

VIOLA DAVIS as James Brown’s mother, Susie

AMARION SCOTT as young James Brown and OCTAVIA SPENCER as Aunt Honey

Producers MICK JAGGER and Academy Award winner BRIAN GRAZER on the set