(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.

Chadwick Boseman is to play James Brown in a new biopic.The American actor - who recently portrayed legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson in '42' - has closed a deal to star as the Godfather ...

Chadwick Boseman, the star of "42," adds another cultural icon to his resume as he plays the role of James Brown in the upcoming bio-pic "Get On Up." Brandon Jenkins July 30, 2014 Complex Original ...

Chadwick Boseman is no stranger to biopics. Earlier this year, he portrayed baseball great Jackie Robinson in "42" and now he's set to play James Brown in an upcoming film about the "Godfather of ...

To play James Brown, the hardest-working man in show business, Get on Up star Chadwick Boseman took an appropriately industrious approach. “The man did his homework,” Jill Scott, who plays ...

Read our exclusive interview with Chadwick Boseman below. Who were you going to say James Brown? (laughs) No, but Congratulations on “Get On Up” I can’t wait to see you as James Brown, but I ...

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.

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.

42 actor Chadick Boseman has been pegged to play iconic Godfather Of Soul, James Brown in upcoming biopic. Boseman played Jackie Robinson earlier this year.

HitFix recently sat down with actor Chadwick Boseman to talk about his new movie, "Get On Up." In the film, Boseman plays James Brown, and it's not the first time the actor has taken on a biopic.

Universal and Imagine Entertainment have greenlit the long-gestating James Brown biopic after tapping “42” star Chadwick Boseman to play the legendary artist known as the “godfather of soul.” ...