Mick Jagger will help turn James Brown's life story into a movie.The Rolling Stones frontman has teamed up with Hollywood veteran Brian Grazer as a producer on the upcoming biopic. Grazer has been working on the project for some time, brainstorming with the number one soul brother himself before Brown passed away back in 2006.The biopic has a script by Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth, writers of 2010 White House drama Fair Game. It will chart Brown's rise from a young boy born in extreme poverty to become the iconic recording artist known as the The Godfather Of Soul. Brown's career spanned six decades and he is recognised as one of the most dynamic performers in rock history.
Jagger said in a statement to Deadline: "It's a great honour to be involved with a project as rich as the story of the legendary James Brown. He was a mesmerising performer with a fascinating life."Brown's family will also contribute. The singer's widow Tommie Rae Brown said in a statement: "I am deeply honored that Mick Jagger and Brian Grazer, two of my husband James Brown's favourite people, have entered into a partnership to bring his inspirational story to the big screen."
There is no word yet on who could play James Brown yet.
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