Who was the director of the 2013 American biographical sports film, starring the actor who played James Brown in "Get on Up"?
42 (film) 42 is a 2013 American biographical sports film written and directed by Brian Helgeland about the racial integration of American professional baseball by player Jackie Robinson, who wore jersey number 42 through his Major League career. The film stars Chadwick Boseman as Robinson, and Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey, with Alan Tudyk, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, Andre Holland, Lucas Black, Hamish Linklater and Ryan Merriman appearing in supporting roles.
James Woods James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor and producer. He is known primarily for playing villainous roles, and has appeared in a variety of films, including "The Way We Were" (1973), "The Onion Field" (1979), "Videodrome" (1983), "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984), "Best Seller" (1987), "Chaplin" (1992), "Casino" (1995), "Nixon" (1995), "Vampires" (1998), "Straw Dogs" (2011) and "White House Down" (2013). On television, he is known for portraying the titular protagonist of "Shark" (2006–2008), and for playing himself on eight episodes of the animated series "Family Guy", as well as on one episode of "The Simpsons".