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Post by SweetNadine on Mar 23, 2003 21:37:18 GMT -5
Ray Charles Biopic Stars Jamie Foxx, Chris Thomas King
Chris Thomas King has been selected to portray bluesman Lowell Fulson in Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story, a Paramount Pictures feature film scheduled to hit theaters in December 2003. The movie, which is being directed by Taylor Hackford (An Officer and a Gentleman, When We Were Kings), will depict the early life of musician Ray Charles (played by Jamie Foxx).
King recently recorded music for the film with Charles himself. The accompanying soundtrack album will be issued by Warner Brothers Records.
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Post by LS on Apr 11, 2003 13:55:18 GMT -5
HBO To Film Robert Johnson BiopicSean "P. Diddy" Combs ( ) will star as 1930s blues musician Robert Johnson in the HBO Films feature "Love in Vain," which Tim Blake Nelson will helm. Production begins in September in Mississippi. The project is about Johnson, considered one of most influential Delta bluesman even though he died at age 27 and only recorded 29 songs, including "Crossroads," "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom," "Sweet Home Chicago," "Terraplane Blues," and "Love in Vain."
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