Beyoncé to Play Etta James
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:55 pm
Source: BlackFilm.com
January 26, 2008
BlackFilm.com has learned from Cedric the Entertainer that Beyoncé (Dreamgirls) is set to play famed singer Etta James in Sony BMG's Cadillac Records, written and to be directed by Darnell Martin.
The film explores Chicago in the 1950s, charting the colorful lives of American musical legends like Muddy Waters, Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf and Elvis Presley. Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Tammy Blanchard co-star.
Filming will take place in New Jersey and Mississippi.
just fucking shoot me already! the rest of the supporting cast sounds aces. butt not HER! she cannot act for shit. ETTA IS A LEGEND. at least get someome with similar pipes to Etta like newcomer Chrisette Michelle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrisette_Michele .