Mos Def picks Chuck Berry Role for music biopic

By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -
Rapper-actor Mos Def
will play legendary rock 'n' roller Chuck Berry in "Cadillac
Records," which is filming in New Jersey.

Also joining the cast is Gabrielle Union, who will play
Geneva Wade, a girlfriend of Muddy Waters.

The Sony BMG film is set in 1950s Chicago and follows the
turbulent lives of Chess Records co-founder Leonard Chess
(Adrien Brody), and the label's artists, including Waters
(Jeffrey Wright), Little Walter (Columbus Short), Howlin' Wolf
(Eamonn Walker), Etta James (Beyonce Knowles) and Willie Dixon
(Cedric the Entertainer).

Darnell Martin ("Their Eyes Were Watching God") is
directing from his own script.

Mos Def was recently in theaters with Michel Gondry's
comedy "Be Kind Rewind." Union's credits include ABC's "Ugly
Betty" and the upcoming Eddie Murphy comedy "Meet Dave."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

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