Rama’s SCREEN

Here’s one interesting casting info that happened today. A while ago, I posted HERE some spy photos from the set of the upcoming movie CADILLAC RECORDS.

According to Variety, Beyonce is playing Etta James, Jeffrey Wright will play Muddy Waters, Gabrielle Union will play his girlfriend, Geneva Wade and Adrien Brody will play Leonard Chess, the founder of Chess Records. This movie’s basically about his turbulent life and career with all the legendary music stars that he got to work with, including one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Mr. Chuck Berry.. will be played by Mos Def.

I used to put this movie info under film projects I didn’t care too much about. But now that I got to know more and I like movies about musicians, I sure hope they get it right.
Mos Def is a pretty good actor, but I do have a problem understanding the words that come out of his mouth most of the time.

* For those of you who are not familiar with the great Chuck Berry, here’s a clip of him singing one his classic hits.