Who was the director of the 2013 American biographical sports film, starring the actor who played James Brown in "Get on Up"?
Chadwick Boseman Chadwick Aaron Boseman (born November 29, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Jackie Robinson in "42" (2013), James Brown in "Get on Up" (2014), T'Challa / Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "" (2016), as well as the first African-American Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in "Marshall" (2017). He also had roles in the television series "Lincoln Heights" (2008) and "Persons Unknown" (2010), and the films "The Express" (2008) and "Draft Day" (2014). He will reprise his Marvel role in "Black Panther" and "", both scheduled for release in 2018.
Life Itself (film) Life Itself is a 2014 American biographical documentary film about film critic Roger Ebert, directed by Steve James and produced by Zak Piper, Steve James and Garrett Basch. The film is based on Ebert's 2011 memoir of the same name. It premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was an official selection at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. The 41st Telluride Film Festival hosted a special screening of the film on August 28, 2014. Magnolia Pictures released the film theatrically in the United States and simultaneously via video on demand platforms on July 4, 2014.