In The Groove

Rapper/actor Mos Def(pictured) has landed the role his career as he's set to play legendary rock n' roller Chuck Berry in "Cadillac Records" reports the trades. Variety

Written and directed by Darnell Martin (who also did the telepic Their Eyes Were Watching God), the film is set in 1950s Chicago and tells the story of the lives of Leonard Chess who co-founded Chess Records with his younger brother, Phil, by traveling the south selling records out of the trunk of their Cadillac.

Def was great in Richard Donner's 16 Blocks and is a fine actor. I suspect that he will be able to pull off the Berry persona with little problem.

Adrien Brody Jeffrey Wright Gabrielle Union and Beyoncé are also along for the ride...

Shooting is currently underway in the great state of New Jersey.