Can I Count it off ...

Up and coming actor Chadwick Boseman stars as the Godfather of Soul, in Universal's Get On Up the long awaited James Brown biopic, which finds 42 star Chadwick Boseman getting on the good foot as the lead funketeer.

The picture recounts the "rags-to-riches" story of the hardest working man in show business, from his impoverished childhood, time in prison and ascendancy to superstardom. A sub-plot also involves Brown's mother, whom will be played by Viola Davis, who abandoned him at age 6, and his aunt (played by Octavia Spencer), who raised him in a brothel.  Brown was also a womanizer, so look for a bevy of women throughout.

Get On Up also stars Craig Robinson, Dan Aykroyd, Nelsan Ellis, Jill Scott and Tika Sumpter,  will hit theaters on August 1, 2014. The soundtrack is guranteed to be a banger, with Brown's legendary catalog.