who played young james brown in get on up
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title: Get on Up (film) text: Get on Up (film) Get on Up is a 2014 American biographical drama film about the life of singer James Brown directed by Tate Taylor and written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Chadwick Boseman as Brown, Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd, Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart, Viola Davis as Susie Brown, Craig Robinson as Maceo Parker and Octavia Spencer as Aunt Honey. The film was released on August 1, 2014. "Get on Up" is told using a nonlinear narrative as if through James Brown's stream of consciousness, including asynchronous events and frequent breaks title: Get on Up (film) text: Brown. Boseman did all of his own dancing and some singing. The soundtrack is live recordings of James Brown. On September 17, Universal announced an open casting call for actors, musicians, and extras for different roles in the biopic, which was held on September 21. On September 30, Taylor cast Viola Davis to play Susie Brown and Octavia Spencer to play Aunt Honey. On October 21, Nelsan Ellis joined the cast of film to portray Bobby Byrd, Brown's long-time friend. Lennie James joined the cast on October 23, to play the role of Brown's father Joseph "Joe" James. Jill Scott title: Tika Sumpter text: 2", released on January 15, 2016. She played Yvonne Fair in "Get On Up", the biographical drama film about James Brown. In same year she co-starred opposite Queen Latifah, Mo'Nique, and Khandi Alexander in the HBO biographical film "Bessie" about the iconic blues singer Bessie Smith. Sumpter played young Michelle Obama in the romantic comedy-drama film "Southside with You", a biopic about the early romance between Barack and Michelle Obama. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and received positive reviews from critics. Sumpter also co-produced the film. She received positive reviews for her performance. "Variety" placed her title: Tate Taylor text: Screenplay, the 2012 Critics Choice Award nomination, the 2012 Image Award nomination for Outstanding Directing and for Outstanding Writing, the 2011 Chicago Film Critics Association nomination. Taylor directed "Get on Up" (2014), a biopic on the singer James Brown, starring Chadwick Boseman, which was released on August 1, 2014. Though the film was well received critically, it was a commercial disappointment. Most recently he has directed "The Girl on the Train", which received mixed reviews, but has grossed over $122 million worldwide since its release. Taylor is currently directing "Ma", a psychological horror film starring Octavia Spencer. The film is title: Get on Up (film) text: and includes at least one scene involving fabricated incidents. Lee vacated the directors position and on October 22, 2012, it was announced that Tate Taylor ("The Help") was set to direct the untitled biopic about James Brown, to be produced by Mick Jagger and Imagine Entertainment's Brian Grazer. On August 29, 2013, Universal Pictures set October 17, 2014, as a release date for the film, previously untitled. Later, on November 13, Universal shifted the release date of the biopic from October to August 1, 2014. On August 26, 2013, Universal selected Chadwick Boseman to play the lead role of James