biopic

Mick Jagger explains why he wanted to tell James Brown’s story

Mick Jagger was a producer for the highly-anticipated James Brown biopic Get On Up and the legendary frontman for the Rolling Stones has a long history and affection for the Godfather of Soul. Jagger spoke about how he came to be involved with the film and why he wanted to tell the story of the icon.

Ice Cube criticized for ‘wrong and foul’ N.W.A. biopic

Kokane of Above the Law took Ice Cube to task for the way Cube has allegedly handled the production of the highly-anticipated upcoming N.W.A. biopic. According to Kokane, Cube and the film’s producers have failed to include the family of the late Eazy E, who founded N.W.A. and Ruthless Records in the late 1980s.

Tupac Shakur biopic finally set to begin filming after numerous delays

After several delays over the past two-and-a-half years, the long-awaited Tupac Shakur biopic is officially set to begin filming in 2014. The date was confirmed at a reception held by the film’s production companies, with producer Randall Emmet making the official announcement.

From New Edition to En Vogue: 5 R&B biopics we’d love to see

With the fallout from TLC’s “Crazy Sexy Cool” biopic still raging online and in the entertainment world, fans of 90s R&B have been feeling quite nostalgic lately. As T-Boz and Chilli continue to defend the film against allegations of slander from former manager Pebbles and former group member Crystal Jones, we decided to take a look back at some other acts from the Clinton years who could probably benefit from their stories being told.

Jill Scott, Dan Aykroyd join Mick Jagger’s James Brown biopic

Get On Up, the upcoming biopic about legendary soul singer James Brown, has added two more notables to the cast. Dan Aykroyd and Jill Scott have joined the production; Aykroyd will play Ben Bart, president of the agency that represented Brown for almost 50 years and Scott will play one of the Godfather of Soul’s wives. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the role was written specifically for the singer-actress.

Former TLC member Crystal Jones left the group because of Pebbles

One individual who was important to the real TLC story is Crystal Jones. Jones founded TLC (originally 2nd Nature) with Tionne Watkins and Lisa Lopes, the future T-Boz and Left-Eye, but was unceremoniously ousted early on in favor of Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas. The film portrays Jones as a talentless footnote to the group’s beginnings, and she spoke to RO about the way the film portrayed TLC and her history.

TLC announce plans for new album and shows with Lil Mama

TLC’s surviving members Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas announced yesterday morning (July 25th) that they are planning to release a new compilation this fall. With fans treated to the first official trailer for the TLC biopic this week, the group will also be taking the stage for several live performances

Gillie Da Kid says that he will play 2Pac in a new film

Former Cash Money Records rapper-turned-actor Gillie Da Kid has been appearing in independent films for the past several years; and in an interview with Mikey T the Moviestar, Gillie listed his most recent film projects.

The best cast biopic movies ever

There is a lot of debate surrounding who would be the best choice to play the late, great Whitney Houston in her biopic. Playing a