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Dan Aykroyd & Jill Scott join James Brown biopic cast
Written by . Published: November 01 2013
Dan Aykroyd and soul singer-turned-actress Jill Scott have joined the cast of The Help director Tate Taylor's James Brown biopic.
The Blues Brothers star will portray the Godfather of Soul's longtime agent Ben Bart and Scott has been cast as Brown's wife.
42 star Chadwick Boseman will play the late soul legend in the
film, titled Get On Up.
Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, Taylor's leading ladies from The
Help, have also snagged roles in the biopic, which is scheduled to
start shooting later this month (Nov13).