Two pieces of casting news today. First up is Chadwick Boseman, the breakout star of this year's 42, who has landed the prestigious lead role of James Brown in a new biopic. Poor choice of The Help's Tate Taylor to direct, with Brian Grazer and Mick Jagger among the producers, and Fair Game's Jez Butterworth and John Henry Butterworth having written the screenplay.
Also, Gael Garcia Bernal has been cast as Moises in Jonas Cuaron's Desierto. Jonas is the son of Alfonso, and they co-wrote the screenplay for dad's Gravity. This won't be the first time Garcia Bernal has appeared in a Cuaron film, as he had a lead role in Alfonso's Y Tu Mama Tambien in 2001, which was co-written by Carlos Cuaron. He'll play an illegal immigrant who becomes close to another as they are pursued by a drunken American crossing the border into the US. Production is scheduled to commence in October.
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