Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “Ray”

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A long time in the making

Depending on who you ask, the movie took anywhere from 15-25 years to make, since the idea had been swirling around ever since Charles’ biography was released in 1978. But it was certainly worth the wait. Ultimately, Ray was happy that they’d gotten the story, the casting and the timing right and that his story was going to be told for a whole new generation to enjoy.

“Hollywood is a cold-blooded motherf*ker,” said Ray. “It’s easier to bone the President’s wife than to get a movie made. So I say God bless these cats. God bless Benjamin and Hackford and Ray Jr. Weren’t for them, this would never happen. And now that it’s happening, maybe I’ll have a better chance of being remembered. I can’t ask for anything more.”

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