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Tika Sumpter Following the release of the highly anticipated and critically acclaimed film, Get on Up, actors Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis and Tika Sumpter are now the featured cover stars on the September issue of EBONY magazine , exuding the same glamour and style depicted in the James Brown biopic. Boseman, who epitomized the legendary Godfather of Soul, exclusively tells EBONY he originally didn’t want the role that is now giving him Oscar worthy buzz. “When my manager brought me the script, I didn’t even want to read it because I knew attempting to play James Brown would just be crazy,” cited Boseman. However, once he received the role, beating out 20 actors for the part, he was completely dedicated to capturing the essence of Brown. “He was a complicated man, both good and bad. Once you understand the reasons for his dichotomy, it’s easier to grasp who he was.”

Mick Jagger Donna Dixon And Dan Aykroyd Tony Danza Luciana Gimenez And Lucas Jagger Tomi Rae Brown James Brown II Tika Sumpter Jill Scott The New York Premiere of 'Get On Up' at The Apollo Theater in New York City, raked in the stars. Photos By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch