Trailer
Cast
Suzette Gunn
Minnie Ripperton
Seth Donavan
Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)
Eamonn Walker
Howlin' Wolf
Derrick Simmons
Dice Player (uncredited)
Erik Frandsen
Engineer - Present Day
Albert Jones
Hubert Sumlin
Vincent D'Onofrio
Mississippi DJ (uncredited)
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Revetta Chess
Tony Bentley
Lomax
Jill Flint
Shelly Feder
Chyna Layne
Pot's Girlfriend Juanita
Malikha Mallette
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Samuel Smith
Guitarist
Cedric the Entertainer
Willie Dixon
Osas Ighodaro
Maid
Aaron Muñoz
Manager
Beyoncé
Etta James
Rayan Lawrence
Harmonica Player
Rege Lewis
Bystander (uncredited)
Kevin Mambo
Jimmy Rogers
Wade Mylius
Bouncer
Q-Tip
Hip Hop Artist
Andrew Kaempfer
Chicago Cop (uncredited)
Jeffrey Wright
Muddy Waters
Columbus Short
Little Walter
Tammy Blanchard
Isabelle Allen
Eric Bogosian
Alan Freed
Adaku Ononogbo
Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Christopher Durham
Policeman (with Chuck Berry)
Evan Hart
Young Lover (uncredited)
Valence Thomas
James Cotton
Angelina Aucello
Teenybopper (uncredited)
Norman Reedus
Chess Engineer
Josh Alscher
Mick Jagger
Dexter Darden
Geneva's Teenage Son
Kevin Jackson
Mysterious Black Man
Jake Robards
Producer - Present Day
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Mississippi DJ
Gabrielle Union
Geneva Wade
Yasiin Bey
Chuck Berry
Gano Grills
Slick Pimp
William Hill
Policeman (with the Stones)
Mike Hodge
Bartender
Tyler Humphrey
Muddy - Age 6
John Farrer
Etta's Violinist (uncredited)
Veronika Dash
Blonde Girl
Shiloh Fernandez
Phil Chess
Jay O. Sanders
Mr. Feder
Adrien Brody
Leonard Chess