Spike Lee To Direct James Brown Movie
Director Spike Lee has signed on to helm a movie about James Brown, the late “Godfather of Soul.”
According to Daily Variety, the project will be produced through Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Pictures by Brian Grazer (”A Beautiful Mind”).
Production is slated to begin in 2008.
There has been no word yet on who will portray Brown, but we wouldn’t be surprised if Eddie Murphy was in the running after the surprising performance he put in for Dreamgirls.
Comment by boswell
dont tell me , he’s the quintessential storyteller now hum? he along with ohrah winfrey,eddie murphy are STILL seating on great tresures by august wilson,toni morrison & more but it goe’s to show how again hollywood oncew more FEAST off our creativity dont misunderstand this is not hateration i love spike he’s one of my favorite filmmakers but it just reeks with how late capitailsm works in the arts!