According to the New York Post’s page six, the biopic they spoke of a few weeks back is picking up steam now that the Godfather of Soul has passed on.
They reported that Usher was a favorite for the lead based on his singing and dancing in “Chicago.” Fergie of the Black-Eyed Peas wants to play one of Brown’s wives. Yesterday, Variety reported that Spike Lee has signed on to direct the movie about Brown’s life, which was optioned by Brian Grazer of Imagine Films and Paramount. Grazer, who’d spent a lot of time with Brown recently, said, “It’s somehow not surprising that he died on Christmas Day. He was the ultimate showman, all the way to the end.”
