#Cast of cadillac records beyonce movie

Other face icons such as Elvis Presley are expected to appear in the film, whose role is yet to be cast.

Also on board are Cedric the Entertainer, Columbus Short, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Tammy Blanchard in unknown roles. She will be playing the role of Etta James, a R & B singer and soul singer who would have the most successful period of her career after signing onto that record label in the 1950's.Īdrien Brody recently replaced Matt Dillon for the lead role of Leonard Chess and Jeffrey Wright has the role of Muddy Waters, presumably a role that won't require that he can sing. The great Chess roster included Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry and Little Walter. Director 1 Credit Darnell Martin Screenwriter 1 Credit Darnell Martin Actor 27 Credits Adrien Brody Leonard Chess Beyonc Knowles Etta James Emmanuelle. The Rolling Stones even recorded a song named after the address. Michigan, and its earlier South Side locations since the early 1950s.

#Cast of cadillac records beyonce movie

Black Voices has heard that Beyonce has been cast in CADILLAC RECORDS, the movie biopic of Leonard Chess and his famed R & B label Chess Records. An argument could be made that modern rock 'n' roll was launched not at Sun Records in Memphis, but at Chess Records, 2120 S. The cast for Cadillac Records has taken a bootylicious turn, with Beyonce Knowles signing up to play soul legend Etta James in the musical drama. She was the only one of the DREAMGIRLS female cast that didn't make me wanna claw my eyes out and she's smart enough to turn down THE PINK PANTHER 2 after appearing in the awful original. Though to be fair to Beyonce, I actually think she's pretty talented. Singers who can act to a certain degree will always find work in Hollywood these days because of the constant music biopics that are being churned out which need their vocal talents to play the icons of music's past. Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters Gabrielle Union as Geneva Wade Mos Def as Chuck Berry Beyonc Knowles.