Bey has a new flick

From Billboard:

Beyonce Knowles is adding "executive producer" to her resume. The 10-time
Grammy winner has signed on to executive produce and star in Darnell Martin's
"Cadillac Records" for Sony BMG Films.Knowles will play Etta James in the 1950s
period film about the Chicago record company Chess Records; its founder, Leonard
Chess; and the turbulent lives of some of the label's legends, who included
Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf and Chuck Berry.Martin ("Their Eyes
Were Watching God") penned the screenplay. Sony BMG's Andrew Lack and Sofia
Sondervan are producing for the 3-year-old specialty label.Knowles joins a cast
that includes Adrien Brody (Chess), Jeffrey Wright (Waters), Cedric the
Entertainer (Willie Dixon) and Columbus Short (Little Walter). Emmanuelle
Chriqui and Tammy Blanchard co-star.Music for the film is being produced by
Steve Jordan ("Cars," "The Sopranos"). Knowles will record four songs for the
soundtrack, which will be released through Music World Entertainment and
Columbia Records.
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The singer/actress will donate a
portion of her fees for the film to recovering addicts through her family's
charity, the Survivor Foundation, according to her reps.Knowles ("Austin Powers
in Goldmember") earned a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Deena Jones in
2006's "Dreamgirls" and a 2008 Grammy nomination for best compilation soundtrack
album for the film. She also was nominated for the record of the year Grammy
this year for her song "Irreplaceable."