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Wow, that was quick! Spike Lee to direct a James Brown biopic!!!

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Within days of James Brown's passing, Imagine Entertainment has announced the Biopic of his life. They just signed Spike Lee to direct from a script by Jezz and John Henry Butterworth, which Lee will rewrite.

I know it seems a bit of a cash-in, but this project has been in the works a long time and The Godfather of Soul himself was very involved in it before his death.

They estimate a late 2008 or early 2009 release, considering Spike has a lot on his plate, including an INSIDE MAN sequel which original screenwriter Russell Gewirtz is currently penning, and the LA Riots film, being scripted by John Ridley (THREE KINGS and UNDERCOVER BROTHER).

The man led an interesting life, full of ups and downs. If Lee isn't afraid to explore the man's weaknesses as well as his strengths, then this could a great film. What do you folks think?


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TOO SOON!!!
by wirefufighter
Dec 27th, 2006
01:45:29 PM
Another singer biopic?
by phaedrus007
Dec 27th, 2006
01:46:18 PM
Inside Man II: Deeper Inside a Man
by Spandau Belly
Dec 27th, 2006
01:46:28 PM
Inside Man sequel?? More news, please!
by AdrianVeidt
Dec 27th, 2006
01:47:06 PM
A story about
by ewokstew
Dec 27th, 2006
01:47:40 PM
TOO SOON!!!
by FSJGuy
Dec 27th, 2006
01:47:46 PM
Darnit, got beat to it
by FSJGuy
Dec 27th, 2006
01:48:21 PM
Spandau Belly
by AdrianVeidt
Dec 27th, 2006
01:48:36 PM
Too soon? I thought there already was one
by Pipple
Dec 27th, 2006
01:49:49 PM
I just hope James Brown doesn't look too Silver
by jesuschrist
Dec 27th, 2006
01:53:05 PM
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
by PwnedByStallone
Dec 27th, 2006
01:53:46 PM
Starring Eddie Murphy - HOT TUB!
by kinghenryVIII
Dec 27th, 2006
01:57:16 PM
It HAS already been made!
by The Devilled Backscribe
Dec 27th, 2006
01:59:16 PM
They gonna include "The PCP Years"?
by Venkie007
Dec 27th, 2006
02:05:30 PM
Yes, AdrienVeidt, I found Inside Man a huge mess
by Spandau Belly
Dec 27th, 2006
02:13:53 PM
caw! caw!
by samsquanch
Dec 27th, 2006
02:19:56 PM
This may be the first Spike Lee film I see
by snomusic
Dec 27th, 2006
02:32:02 PM
Eddie Murphey to play Brown
by scrivener
Dec 27th, 2006
02:33:26 PM
It will be an aoplogists version for sure
by Evil_Imp
Dec 27th, 2006
02:33:35 PM
SPIKE LEE GOTTA EAT
by Pound Sand
Dec 27th, 2006
02:33:50 PM
MIDDLE!!
by snomusic
Dec 27th, 2006
02:45:48 PM
thegreekhammer
by snomusic
Dec 27th, 2006
02:48:02 PM
Sheesh, what's with all the acid hatred for Lee?
by samsquanch
Dec 27th, 2006
02:50:12 PM
Well dstrbo1, people do remember
by snomusic
Dec 27th, 2006
03:04:40 PM
well then, no point watching his movies then.
by samsquanch
Dec 27th, 2006
03:05:17 PM
oh yeah, and Snomusic-
by samsquanch
Dec 27th, 2006
03:11:20 PM
Matt Damon IS James Brown!
by Mgmax
Dec 27th, 2006
03:11:36 PM
Seriously...WHO?
by MC Vamp
Dec 27th, 2006
03:36:07 PM
oh come on
by streakerfreak1983
Dec 27th, 2006
03:38:18 PM
"Oh come on"....??!!
by samsquanch
Dec 27th, 2006
03:42:30 PM
To clarify:
by MC Vamp
Dec 27th, 2006
03:47:55 PM
dstrbo1 thanks.
by snomusic
Dec 27th, 2006
03:49:41 PM
Agent sith
by snomusic
Dec 27th, 2006
04:14:24 PM
Yackbacker!
by jesuschrist
Dec 27th, 2006
04:18:12 PM
Spike Lee
by 9SilentNine9
Dec 27th, 2006
04:18:12 PM
dogapeandman2
by snomusic
Dec 27th, 2006
04:23:02 PM
whoops - got chopped
by snomusic
Dec 27th, 2006
04:25:22 PM
Spike Lee is a racist...
by Sledge Hammer
Dec 27th, 2006
04:32:01 PM
wow, just.... wow.
by samsquanch
Dec 27th, 2006
04:34:16 PM
James Brown
by 9SilentNine9
Dec 27th, 2006
04:39:59 PM
WELL
by THE KNIGHT
Dec 27th, 2006
04:43:35 PM
Actually...
by 9SilentNine9
Dec 27th, 2006
04:45:34 PM
George Lucas raped my childhood.
by Pageiv
Dec 27th, 2006
04:45:58 PM
Dunno how to take that dstrbo1
by snomusic
Dec 27th, 2006
04:49:32 PM
Spike Lee may be an abrasive little dick...
by MC Vamp
Dec 27th, 2006
04:51:44 PM
No better man to do it.
by mr. brownstone
Dec 27th, 2006
05:11:42 PM
Last I checked 3 6 Mafia won an Oscar...
by 9SilentNine9
Dec 27th, 2006
05:18:02 PM
Usher Raymond as the Godfather
by Neil McCauleys Crew
Dec 27th, 2006
05:18:59 PM
Naw - Bob Dylan should direct since he won an oscar
by snomusic
Dec 27th, 2006
05:20:20 PM
Then why does he encourage racism
by 9SilentNine9
Dec 27th, 2006
05:31:51 PM
George W Bush had James Brown murdered
by BannedOnTheRun
Dec 27th, 2006
05:34:28 PM
White People Are All Racists Because I Say So...
by 9SilentNine9
Dec 27th, 2006
05:41:02 PM
Lee's INSIDE MAN was great.
by Orbots Commander
Dec 27th, 2006
06:08:58 PM
anyone think Don Cheadle?
by BadMrWonka
Dec 27th, 2006
06:50:51 PM
Malcom X was magnificent
by 9SilentNine9
Dec 27th, 2006
08:11:27 PM
And BadMrWonka...
by 9SilentNine9
Dec 27th, 2006
08:13:17 PM
What happened to the other 9 Malcolms?
by c4andmore
Dec 27th, 2006
08:29:02 PM
The Pat Boone Biopic
by Drunken Busboy
Dec 27th, 2006
08:34:40 PM
Will he cast the guy's body? It's still warm.
by JackPumpkinhead
Dec 27th, 2006
08:54:54 PM
Cheadle would be cool since...
by snomusic
Dec 27th, 2006
09:25:59 PM
ever notice
by the_shogun_gunslinger
Dec 27th, 2006
09:40:33 PM
Inside Man was excellent, but a sequel?
by Osmosis Jones
Dec 27th, 2006
09:43:43 PM
JAMIE FOXX
by kafka07
Dec 27th, 2006
09:52:19 PM
Cast Eddie Murphy as JB, or forget it. HOT TUB!
by uss cygnus
Dec 27th, 2006
10:28:12 PM
dstrbo1
by streakerfreak1983
Dec 27th, 2006
10:29:23 PM
Hey go back to his Obit and look up my name
by streakerfreak1983
Dec 27th, 2006
10:30:28 PM
what a shocker.
by samsquanch
Dec 27th, 2006
11:17:19 PM
WHAT!
by streakerfreak1983
Dec 27th, 2006
11:49:00 PM
So get off your high fucking horse
by streakerfreak1983
Dec 27th, 2006
11:50:01 PM
Spike's Godfather
by Scarbro
Dec 27th, 2006
11:57:13 PM
who could play him?
by streakerfreak1983
Dec 27th, 2006
11:59:42 PM
"too old" not "too hold"
by streakerfreak1983
Dec 28th, 2006
12:01:14 AM
In defense of Spike
by Scarbro
Dec 28th, 2006
12:21:42 AM
Announced too soon
by Scarbro
Dec 28th, 2006
12:26:28 AM
They really dont wait til the body gets cold do they?
by cyth
Dec 28th, 2006
12:40:31 AM
Perfect
by graycove
Dec 28th, 2006
01:02:42 AM
I don't get how this is insulting to his memory.
by Winterchili
Dec 28th, 2006
01:07:48 AM
It's Spike Lee.
by mrfan
Dec 28th, 2006
02:01:33 AM
I also find it funny about people with the race card.
by mrfan
Dec 28th, 2006
02:06:59 AM
Taye Diggs.
by snapdome
Dec 28th, 2006
02:57:01 AM
spike lee
by capitol f
Dec 28th, 2006
03:27:13 AM
Forest Whitaker as Brown?
by Klaus Herzog
Dec 28th, 2006
05:12:51 AM
Scarbro
by snomusic
Dec 28th, 2006
05:18:11 AM
Forrest Whitaker
by snomusic
Dec 28th, 2006
07:10:49 AM
Please please please...
by Zarles
Dec 28th, 2006
08:21:31 AM
Snomusic
by Scarbro
Dec 28th, 2006
09:03:36 AM
Bringing sexy back...
by MC Vamp
Dec 28th, 2006
10:16:27 AM
I thought he was doing a Joe Louis pic
by R.C. the "Wise"
Dec 28th, 2006
10:46:46 AM
Not another biopic :(
by ozliiifter
Dec 28th, 2006
11:44:32 AM
They should make a biopic about Spike Lee!
by Spandau Belly
Dec 28th, 2006
11:55:36 AM
WE WANT THE JACKIE ROBINSON BIOPIC!!!!!!
by OGREISHERE
Dec 28th, 2006
12:22:48 PM
Plantpage55...
by Scarbro
Dec 28th, 2006
01:10:51 PM
Spike Lee is a no talent attention whore.
by CTU Mole
Dec 28th, 2006
03:41:51 PM
Don Cheadle
by Cl_Kilgore
Dec 28th, 2006
04:01:25 PM
Hope he gets the oscar he should have got for Malcom X
by Bong
Dec 28th, 2006
06:05:48 PM
I believe Early Cuyler...
by MCVamp
Dec 28th, 2006
08:06:57 PM
I love all races
by snomusic
Dec 28th, 2006
08:44:19 PM
Whitey are inferior period :)
by bioforge
Dec 28th, 2006
09:51:07 PM
Brobdingnag
by Scarbro
Dec 28th, 2006
10:04:53 PM
The only person talented enough to...
by glodene
Dec 29th, 2006
02:49:22 AM
Cant wait...
by robnubis
Dec 29th, 2006
04:01:58 AM
Whew! I'm glad I read that again
by Mr Incredible
Dec 29th, 2006
08:05:39 AM
to the James Brown family
by Poetic_Poster
Dec 29th, 2006
11:31:56 AM
James Brown was one of the greatest concert
by emeraldboy
Dec 29th, 2006
12:51:50 PM
borbignag, or whatever-
by samsquanch
Dec 29th, 2006
01:19:10 PM
Now, Now, Poetic_Poster
by glodene
Dec 29th, 2006
01:31:41 PM
I heard Usher was gonna be James Brown...
by BRUTICUS
Dec 29th, 2006
05:42:07 PM
Usher!? w.t.f.
by snapdome
Dec 29th, 2006
07:36:48 PM
how about one of the thousands of talented black actors
by samsquanch
Dec 30th, 2006
10:55:18 AM
Usher is talented
by snomusic
Dec 30th, 2006
12:43:01 PM

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