Spike Lee to direct James Brown movie
Director Spike Lee has signed on to shoot a movie about James Brown, the late “Godfather of Soul,” Daily Variety reported Wednesday.
The authorized project is being developed for Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Pictures by Brian Grazer, the Oscar-winning producer of “A Beautiful Mind,” the trade publication said, adding that production would likely begin in 2008. - MSNBC
Eddie Murphy as James Brown in “James Brown Celebrity Hot Tub Party”

HOT TUB!!! one of my favorite skits! that and “choppin broccoli…”