Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. THR is reporting that Tracy Morgan is in final negotiations to step into some mighty big shoes for the upcoming Richard Pryor biopic.
Morgan would play legendary, groundbreaking comedian Redd Foxx. He will be joining an already incredible cast that includes Eddie Murphy as Pryor's father, Taraji P. Henson as his mother, Oprah Winfrey as Pryor's brothel-running grandmother, Mike Epps as Pryor himself and Kate Hudson as Pryor's wife.
This one could be something special. Pryor's life reads like the kind of story you'd find in a Pulizter Prize winning book. It's both uplifting and dour as shit. But his crazy, sometimes awful childhood formed a man who made his own way, changed the industry and inspired at least two generations of comedians and will inspire many more.
Morgan as Foxx is perfect and I can't wait to see what he brings to the part.
-Eric Vespe
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