Mos Def to Play Chuck Berry
posted by The Joe
Actor/rapper Mos Def will play rock n’ roll icon Chuck Berry in Cadillac Records, which is set in 1950s Chicago and follows the lives of Leonard Chess, founder of Chess Records, and the label’s artists, including Muddy Waters, Little Walter, and Howlin’ Wolf. Chess and his brother Phil started the company by traveling through the south, selling records out of the trunk of their Cadillac, hence the movie title.
As for the rest of the casting, Adrien Brody will play Chess, Jeffrey Wright is Muddy Waters, and Beyonce Knowles is Etta James. The film is currently shooting in New Jersey.
Chuck Berry - “You Can’t Catch Me”