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James Brown Biopic Gets Title, Release Date

Days after it was confirmed that Chadwick Boseman will play James Brown in The Help director Tate Taylor's upcoming biopic, the highly-anticipated film has a title and a release date.

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Days after it was confirmed that Chadwick Boseman will play James Brown in The Help director Tate Taylor's upcoming biopic, the highly-anticipated film has a title and a release date.\r
The film will be called Get On Up, according to The Hollywood Reporter, after one of Brown's biggest hits. The title also aptly describes Brown's journey from poverty to superstardom.\r
Get On Up will hit theaters on October 17, 2014, Universal has confirmed.\r
The biopic on the Godfather of Soul, who dominated music for six decades and influenced countless artists, including Michael Jackson, has been over a decade in the making. Brown himself was involved with the development until his death in 2006. At different times, Eddie Murphy and Wesley Snipes were rumored to star.\r
But the meaty role has ultimately landed in the hands of relative newcomer Boseman, who earned the respect of critics for his portrayal of another historical icon, Jackie Robinson, in 42 earlier this year.\r
Production on the film begins this September in Mississippi.\r

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