Tate Taylor “Get on Up” director Tate Taylor pays tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman, who died Aug. 28 of colon cancer at age 43.
Chadwick and I were on our way to Augusta, Georgia to meet James Brown’s family. We were hopeful the Browns would give our unlikely pairing the blessing to tell the story of the Godfather of Soul.
Chad was relatively unknown at the time, having just played Jackie Robinson in “42” and I had just come off “The Help.”We were both anxious about putting what would be our sophomore films into the world.
We talked openly about fear and what part it had played in our lives up until now. Chad turned to me and said, “What we’re really anxious about is proving to ourselves we can do it again.” At that moment I got a glimpse.
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