Thursday 29 May 2014

'I ain't your baby': Moving new trailer for James Brown biopic sees singer's mother abandon him as a child... only to come back once he's famous

Despite his cheerful funk music that still makes everyone want to dance, James Brown had a troubled time in his youth.
And the singer’s fraught relationship with his mother is the focus of a new trailer for Get On Up, the upcoming biopic about one of funk’s founding father.
James’ mother Susie, who was 16 when she gave birth to him, abandoned him as a child.
Rocky relationship: James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) has a fraught reunion with his mother Susie (Viola Davis) in the new trailer for upcoming biopic Get On UpRocky relationship: James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) has a fraught reunion with his mother Susie (Viola Davis) in the new trailer for upcoming biopic Get On Up
Rocky relationship: James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) has a fraught reunion with his mother Susie (Viola Davis) in the new trailer for upcoming biopic Get On Up

And the trailer, released via Yahoo Movies, depicts the sad moment when James (played by Chadwick Boseman), is reunited with his mother (portrayed by Viola Davis),
as she tracks him down once he’s become famous.

‘My baby playing at the Apollo,’ Susie says proudly, but James quickly chimes in: ‘I ain’t your baby. Not then, not now. I look out for James Brown.’
James, who served time at a juvenile detention centre after being convicted of armed robbery at the age of 16, made it to the top all on his own.
All alone: James' mother abandoned him as a child but tracked him down again when he had become famous
All alone: James' mother abandoned him as a child but tracked him down again when he had become famous

'No one else helped me': The funk singer became hugely successful all on his own and despite a troubled past
'No one else helped me': The funk singer became hugely successful all on his own and despite a troubled past

‘No one else helped me. No one else,’ he says in an emotional portion of the drama-packed trailer.
It isn’t all doom and gloom in the clip however, as viewers are also shown James’ amazing success story.
‘You blew the roof off the place,’ a young James is told as he finds his feet. ‘You’re breaking new ground every day.’
On his own: James rejected his mother when she came back into his life because of his fame and fortune
On his own: James rejected his mother when she came back into his life because of his fame and fortune

Maternal figure: Octavia Spencer plays Jame's Aunt Honey, a madam of a brothel who gives him lots of advice
Maternal figure: Octavia Spencer plays Jame's Aunt Honey, a madam of a brothel who gives him lots of advice

Nelsan Ellis, who plays Famous Flames member Bobby Byrd, says at one point: ‘The man’s a genius. And he’s taking us with him.’
Octavia Spencer portrays James’ Aunt Honey, a maternal figure and madam at a brothel.
During the clip she is seen giving him lots of advice, and at one point tells him: ‘You’ve never been down, how are you gonna get on up?’
Dark time: At the age of 16 James served time in a juvenile detention centre for armed robbery
Dark time: At the age of 16 James served time in a juvenile detention centre for armed robbery

He still gets everyone on their feet: James is considered one of the founding fathers of funk
He still gets everyone on their feet: James is considered one of the founding fathers of funk

With The Help director Tate Taylor at the helm, and the likes of Viola and Octavia starring together again, the movie is likely to be a hit.
And comparisons to 2004’s Ray are not necessarily a bad thing. Jamie Foxx won an Oscar for the film, which drew in $125million at the box office on a $40million budget.
James died at the age of 73 on Christmas Day in 2006. Get On Up is due to be released August 1.
Living the high life: As well as lots of drama in the trailer, viewers see the joys of James' success story
Living the high life: As well as lots of drama in the trailer, viewers see the joys of James' success story

Dream team: With The Help director Tate Taylor at the helm and Viola and Octavia working together again, it's likely the movie will be a hit
Dream team: With The Help director Tate Taylor at the helm and Viola and Octavia working together again, it's likely the movie will be a hit

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