Get On Up (film)

Get On Up
Get On Up
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tate Taylor
Screenplay by	Jez Butterworth; John-Henry Butterworth;
Story by	Steven Baigelman; Jez Butterworth; John-Henry Butterworth;
Produced by	Brian Grazer; Mick Jagger; Tate Taylor; Victoria Pearman;
Starring	Chadwick Boseman; Nelsan Ellis; Dan Aykroyd; Viola Davis; Craig Robinson; Octavia Spencer;
Cinematography	Stephen Goldblatt
Edited by	Michael McCusker
Music by	Thomas Newman
Production; companies	Imagine Entertainment; Jagged Films; Wyolah Films;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 1, 2014;
Running time	139 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million
Box office	$33.4 million

Get On Up is a 2014 American biographical musical film about the life of singer James Brown and is directed by Tate Taylor and written by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. Produced by Brian Grazer, Mick Jagger, Taylor and Victoria Pearman, 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 project was announced August 2013, along with Boseman, Davis, Spencer and Ellis' casting. Principal photography began that November and took place in Mississippi, where the entire film was shot on location in 49 days.

Get On Up was released on August 1, 2014 in the United States and received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise directed at the performances of the cast (particularly those of Boseman and Ellis), and grossed $33 million worldwide at the box office.

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