“Cadillac Records,” the film that charts the rise and fall of seminal R&B label, Chess Records, starring Beyoncé Knowles, Mos Def and Jeffery Wright, and Adrien Brody (as Etta James, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters and R&B magnate Leonard Chess, respectively) has itself a trailer.
“Cadillac Records” comes out December 5 and is likely hoping to be this years, “Dreamgirls,” but Oscar talk so far is non-existent. Then again, it got added to the 2008 slate pretty late.
That said, Oscar talk is generally semi-informed (people who have seen the films already or are close to people who have) and there is zero talk. Still, might be a decent music biopic. As Pop & Hiss notes, the trailer features Beyoncé’s take on James’ “At Last,” and also offers a quick glimpse at some young actors playing nubile Rolling Stones.
BTW: Terrance Blanchard, Spike Lee’s regular music man, is the film’s score composer.
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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