Beyonce Knowles will star as ‘I Just Want To Make Love To You’ singer Etta James in a movie about the 1950s music business, it has been reported.
‘Dreamgirls’ actress Beyonce will also be an executive producer for the ‘Cadillac Records’ movie and record four songs for its soundtrack, the ‘Hollywood Reporter’ says.
The film is about Chicago-based record label Chess and the lives of its artists, including Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry.
Oscar-winner Adrien Brody will star as the label’s founder, Leonard Chess.
Beyonce will donate a proportion of her fees to the Survivor Foundation, a charity that helps recovering drug addicts, it is reported.
