Back in July, I got the immense pleasure of getting to cover the Get On Up screening in Madison and writing a story about it for Social South Magazine! Get On Up is a movie about musical legend James Brown that was filmed largely in Mississippi, so it was VERY exciting to get to see how well Mississippi did in representing places all over the world!
Not only did we (my wonderful hubs/sidekick for the day, Price, and I) get to see the movie a week before it came out in theaters, but we got to interview Chadwick Boseman, the actor who did a KILLER job of playing James Brown, and Tate Taylor, the director! (Tate is from MS, and also directed The Help!)
As you can see, we felt super official with our MEDIA passes! There was even a picture of us interviewing Chad tweeted by the Clarion Ledger! And of course I had to take a selfie, which turned out horribly, with ol’ Chad in the background! He was extremely nice, by the way!
After learning so much about James Brown and the film itself that warm afternoon at the Madison theatre, writing the story was a blast. You can check it out in the latest issue of Social South!!
You can read the full story more easily HERE! You can also see a few more pics from the big day! I hope you enjoy learning a little more about James Brown and Mississippi’s growing film industry as much as I did! 🙂
Have a wonderful week and I’ll talk to y’all soon!
