Mos Def has grabbed one of his greatest film roles yet—Chuck Berry in Cadillac Records, which is now shooting in New Jersey. Mos joins a solid cast that includes Beyonce as Etta James, Adrien Brody as Chess co-founder Leonard Chess, Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, and Cedric the Entertainer as Willie Dixon.
Darnell Martin of Their Eyes Were Watching God is directing the full-length feature from his own script.
Mos Def Added to Chess Records Cast
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:21:26
It's a stacked one, too
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