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Get On Up Premiere Pics<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

July 22, 2014<\/p>\n

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Last night, Blackfilm.com attended the World Premiere of the James Brown biopic, GET ON UP<\/strong>, at the Apollo Theater in New York City.<\/p>\n

Directed by Tate Taylor<\/strong>, the film stars Chadwick Boseman<\/strong> as James Brown, Nelsan Ellis<\/strong> as Bobby Byrd, Dan Aykroyd<\/strong> as Ben Bart, Viola Davis<\/strong> as Susie Brown, Octavia Spencer<\/strong> as Aunt Honey, Jill Scott<\/strong> as Deidre “Dee-Dee” Jenkins, Tika Sumpter<\/strong> as Yvonne Fair, Craig Robinson<\/strong> as Maceo Parker, Lennie James<\/strong> as Joseph “Joe” James, Keith Robinson<\/strong> as Baby Roy, Aloe Blacc<\/strong> as Nafloyd Scott, Brandon Mychal Smith<\/strong> as Little Richard, Josh Hopkins<\/strong> as Ralph Bass, Tariq Trotter<\/strong> as Pee Wee Ellis, Aakomon Jones<\/strong> as Bobby Bennett, \u00a0Fred Melamed<\/strong>,\u00a0and Aunjanue Ellis<\/strong> as Vicki Anderson<\/p>\n

The film was produced by Brian Grazer, Mick Jagger, Tate Taylor, Victoria Pearman<\/strong>, and Erica Huggins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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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. Davis plays Brown\u2019s mother while Spencer his Aunt Honey. Robinson is Maceo Parker, a funk and soul saxophonist who played with Brown in the 1960s.Brown died in 2006.<\/p>\n

With the exception of Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, \u00a0and Aunjanue Ellis, the majority of the cast and crew were present.<\/p>\n

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Among the celebrities in attendance were Rev. Al Sharpton, Mad Men’s John Slattery, director Malcolm D. Lee, singer Lisa Fischer, singer Valerie Simpson,\u00a0Martha Stewart,\u00a0Donna Dixon,\u00a0\u00a0DJ D-Nice,\u00a0Legendary Damon, Tony Danza,\u00a0Ron Perelman, Ron Meyer,\u00a0Lucas Jagger, Luciana Gimenez,\u00a0Tomi Rae Brown, James Brown II, James Brown’s second wife,\u00a0Deidre ‘Deedee’ Jenkins, singer Luke James, and politician\u00a0Charlie Rangel.<\/p>\n

Following the screening, the afterparty was held in a elegant tent behind the theater. Along with food and drinks, \u00a0the partygoers were dancing, doing the Soul Train line, while Craig Robinson was on the mic singing and being the MC.<\/p>\n

Get On Up hits theaters on August 1st.<\/strong><\/p>\n