Chadwick Boseman, Oscar-Winning actress Octavia Spencer, A-Listers come out to Atlanta Premiere of GET ON UP
Actor Chadwick Boseman (who plays James Brown in GET ON UP), Academy-Award Winning actress Octavia Spencer, The James Brown Family, Kandi Burruss, actress Tika Sumpter, and many other celebrities and Atlanta dignitaries came out to the Atlanta VIP screening and red carpet premiere of GET ON UP at Regal Atlantic Station Friday, July 26. Immediately following the screening, which benefited The James Brown Family Foundation, an after-party was held on the rooftop at Strip at Atlantic Station.
Actor Chadwick Boseman plays James Brown in GET ON UP.
Singer/Actress Jennifer Holiday
Chadwick Boseman with director Tate Taylor
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Chadwick Boseman (far right) with James Brown's ex wife, DeeDee Brown, James Brown's daughter Yamma Brown (far right) and director Tate Taylor
Publicist, Diane Larche' and Consulate General of the Bahamas, Randy Rolle
Kandi Burruss
Sonya Jenkins, Publisher of Sonya's Spotlight Web Mag
Deanna Brown (far right) with the Jam Group
Academy-Award Winning Actress Octavia Spencer
Robert Washington with his son and daughter.
Photos by Robin Lori, Dream Photography, Sonya Jenkins
Synopsis: In his follow-up to the four-time Academy Award®-nominated blockbuster The Help, Tate Taylor directs 42’s Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in Get on Up. Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, 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.
