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Cadillac records chronicles the rise of leonard chess adrien brody chess records and its recording artists including muddy waters jeffrey wright, little walter columbus short, chuck berry mos def, willie dixon cedric the entertainer and the great etta james beyonce knowles. The movie, written and directed by darnell martin, tells the. The movie, written and directed by darnell martin, tells the story of chess records, the legendary 1950s record label that launched the careers of berry, muddy waters and howlin wolf, to name. Muddy waters, leonard chess, little walter, howlin wolf, etta james and chuck berry. He also portrayed chuck berry in the film cadillac records, for which he was nominated for a.

The film was released in north america on december 5, 2008 by tristar pictures. Mos def is a criticallyacclaimed hiphop star who is also known to movie audiences for his roles in the italian job 2003, with mark wahlberg and the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy 2005, starring zooey deschanel he changed his name to yasiin bey in 2001. Looking at artists from the era of cadillac records, there robably isnt a bigger name than chuck berry. In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s chicago, cadillac records follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of americas musical legends, including muddy waters, leonard chess, little walter, howlin wolf, etta james and chuck berry. It was founded by two jewish immigrants from poland leonard and phil chess. A scene with mos def as chuck berry and aaron munoz as the club manager. What if topic, i was recently watching an episode of the wire, and thought how andre royo also currently on empire would probably do a great job playing chuck berry in a biopic. Mos def interpreta chuck berry in cadillac records. Cadillac records as chuck berry be kind rewind as mike. Notably, beyonce plays etta james, jeffrey wright brings muddy waters to life and mos def. Mos def is excellent as a wild and creative chuck berry but his screen time is. Rapper mos def pictured above is set to play rocknroll legend chuck berry in forthcoming new movie cadillac records based on the true story of 50s and. Mos def interpreta chuck berry in cadillac records youtube.

The film stars adrien brody as leonard chess, cedric the entertainer as willie dixon, mos def as chuck berry, columbus short as little walter, jeffrey wright as muddy waters, eamonn walker as howlin wolf, and beyonce as etta james. Regarded as one of hiphops most introspective and insightful artists, mos def has shaped a career that transcends music genres and. Born dante terrell smith on 11th december, 1973 in brooklyn, new york city, new york, united states, he is famous for black on both sides in. The best of chess is the original versions of the songs used in the cadillac records movie starring beyonce, mos def, solange, jeffrey wright, raphael saadiq and others. He walked the fine line between brave acting and just plain annoying in both be kind rewind and 16 blocks but if he screws up chuck berry, his career might not.

Cadillac records takes gross liberties with chess tale. In 2003, mos def starred in paramount pictures the italian job alongside ed norton, mark wahlberg and charlize theron. The movie focuses upon how chess promoted its artists muddy waters jeffrey wright, little walter columbus short, etta james beyonce, chuck berry mos def, and howlin wolf eamon walker. Then suddenly chuck berry takes the spotlight only to be replaced by etta james. Inevitably, business and personal lines blur as the sometimesturbulent lives of the musicians play out. Mos def to play chuck berry in chess film billboard. Mos def born dante terrell smith on december 11, 1973 is a brooklynborn rapper and actor, who began his performing career on the television show the cosby mysteries in 1994. The movie only includes leonard chess played by adrien brody. Chuck berry to be played by mos def in new film uncut. In 2008, mos def starred in the michel gondry movie be kind rewind, playing a video rental store employee whose best friend is played by costar jack black. The 2008 movie cadillac records is the story of chess records.

Mos def filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting career. In 2003, mos def starred in paramount pictures the italian job, alongside ed norton, mark wahlberg and charlize theron. On a movie set in jersey city, i am watching the actor and hiphop artist mos def play the part of chuck berry in what might be described as a musichistory mashup. Mos def filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Regarded as one of hiphops most introspective and insightful artists, mos def has shaped a career that transcends music genres and artistic medium. Mos def is a nice actor but they should rather release clips of cadillac records showing beyonce knowles and adrien brody. Cadillac records chuck berry 2008 16 blocks eddie bunker 2006. One of those big stars was rock and roll pioneer chuck berry. In 2004, mos def starred opposite alan rickman in the critically acclaimed hbo movie something the lord made, for which he received a 2004 emmy nomination for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a movie. Exceptionally talented artist mos def has signed on to play chuck berry and exceptionally hot artist gabrielle union has signed on to play geneva wade a girlfriend of muddy waters in the. Mos def is chuck berry in the upcoming period musical movie cadillac records. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment nadine mos def music from the motion picture cadillac records.

Rapper mos def pictured above is set to play rocknroll legend chuck berry in forthcoming new movie cadillac records based on the true story of 50s and 60s blues label chess records. The movie cadillac records tells the story of the artists behind chicagos famous chess records. Chuck berry portrait in cadillac records the chuck berry. As the film follows the chess brothers from the 1940s to the late 50s, it plays fast and loose with time. Hes played in the movie by mos def, an innovative rapper whos pushed hiphop in. In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in chicago of the 1950s and 60s, the film follows. In cadillac records chuck berry mos def was the bridge. Chuck berry as mos def the boondocks tv series 20052008 gangstalicious 3 episodes, 20052008 bury me standing. Thats a roundabout way of saying that the talented and underrated rapperactor certainly underrated as an. Cadillac records is an account of the chess story that depends more on music than. In 1994, mos also began his music career, forming the shortly lived urban thermo dynamics with his younger brother dcq, and his younger sister ces. Learn about mos def including past and current movies, upcoming movies, and celebrity news at movies. Unfortunately, the shelf life of musicians and even big time musicians is not very longusually only a few years in the spotlight. Rapperactor mos def will play legendary rocknroller chuck berry in cadillac records, which is filming in new jersey.

What interests us the most is chuck berrys role in the movie. Cadillac records 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In this movie he acts as an owner of the record company struggle to make it a great one. Berry is played by mos def, or dante terrell smith, musician and actor. The film stars adrien brody as leonard chess, cedric the entertainer as willie dixon, mos def as chuck berry, columbus short as little walter, jeffrey wright as. Chuck berry mos def, willie dixon cedric the entertainer and the. Last year mos def starred opposite alan rickman in the critically acclaimed hbo movie something the lord made, for which he has received a 2004 emmy nomination for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a movie. Product description cadillac records chronicles the rise of leonard chess adrien brody chess records and its recording artists including muddy waters jeffrey wright, little walter columbus short, chuck berry mos def, willie dixon cedric the entertainer and the great etta james beyonce knowles. He also portrayed chuck berry in the film cadillac records, for which he was nominated for a black reel award and an image award. Mos def full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Rapperturnedactor mos def will take on the role of the musical legend quite a. Do leonard chess and etta james get romantic in the movie. His film roles in monsters ball, be kind rewind and hitchhikers guide to.