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Eddie Murphy To Star In Richard Pryor Biopic For Writer-Director Bill Condon!!!

What about BHC IV? by StarQrtrs	Feb 26th, 2009 07:51:05 PM
Dammit, I want a BHC IV, but only if it's made in the spirit of the 1st one... not that god awful 3rd one.
Finally a good role for Eddie by theBigE	Feb 26th, 2009 07:52:42 PM
Give him that Oscar he missed in Dreamgirls, and keep him out of garbage like Meet Dave.
With Charlie Murphy as Bill Cosby! by Julius Dithers	Feb 26th, 2009 07:53:44 PM
Yeah, have a coke and a smile and shut the fuck up!
Eddie is really fishing for that Oscar by rhcp2sweet	Feb 26th, 2009 07:54:16 PM
He must figure this is the place to get his.
A good Eddie Murphy film? by henrydalton	Feb 26th, 2009 07:54:20 PM
Now all we need is a rain of fire and a plague of locusts and judgement day will be here....
Eddie goes for the Oscar...again by palooka_boy	Feb 26th, 2009 07:54:34 PM
Hopefully he doesn't blow it.
For some reason, this just screams by funnyhat	Feb 26th, 2009 07:55:49 PM
Oscar. The casting is inspired. After Eddies turn in Dreamgirls, hollywoods love of a career comback, and the acadamey's penchant for giving oscars to Bio-pic, if handled right this could be the next "Ray".
palooka by funnyhat	Feb 26th, 2009 07:56:19 PM
we had the same exact thought lol.
I was watching Delerious the other day! by Series7	Feb 26th, 2009 07:57:38 PM
Best stand up set ever. Tell that mother fucker to have a coke and a smile and shut the fuck up!
For once a headline I can't criticize. by Bob Cryptonight	Feb 26th, 2009 08:03:15 PM
Should be interesting.
JJ Abrams: New Star Trek NOT FOR TREKKIES. by Pennsy	Feb 26th, 2009 08:03:17 PM
http://tinyurl.com/c28n87 It's from their press tour of South Korea and Abrams was quoted as saying this: "We made this film not for Trekkies but for future fans of Star Trek. The studio wanted to give the film a fresh start and I was originally brought in as a producer, but upon reading the script, I saw so much potential and possibility that the original had failed to realize due to technological constraints so I got very greedy and I decided to direct it myself." Any coincidence he said this on the other side of the world?
Morgan Freeman for Redd Foxx! by mr_macphisto	Feb 26th, 2009 08:03:18 PM
I'M COMING, ELIZABETH
This is a guaranteed slam dunk. by palpeedude	Feb 26th, 2009 08:05:20 PM
No one can play him like Eddie will.
I want THE GOLDEN CHILD 2 by caruso_stalker217	Feb 26th, 2009 08:05:57 PM
Charlotte Lewis can show her boobies this time.
Ditto, Eddie really wants an Oscar bad! by ganymede3010	Feb 26th, 2009 08:13:50 PM
Lets see what he does with the role.
Danny Glover as Redd Foxx by buffywrestling	Feb 26th, 2009 08:14:45 PM
Bit tall but he's got that old man walk down.
Hey whats this: waves lit matchstick left to right by blindambition238	Feb 26th, 2009 08:16:56 PM
It's Richard Pryor running down the street!
Good Mutha Fuckin' choice, Mutha Fucka! by AnarchyWorldsEnd	Feb 26th, 2009 08:19:05 PM
Sorry... I can't type that enough!
But EDDIE!! by FilmFan311	Feb 26th, 2009 08:21:53 PM
There's no fat suit for this one! (He'll back out as soon as his agent breaks the news)
Cedric the Entertainer as Redd Foxx by chrismata	Feb 26th, 2009 08:23:06 PM
Huh? What do ya think!
Hitflix...haha....lame by Mike_D	Feb 26th, 2009 08:24:10 PM
period
Or... by FilmFan311	Feb 26th, 2009 08:24:29 PM
Robert Downey Jr. as Redd Foxx. Another Supporting Actor Nod.
Eddie Murphy! by Harry The Hutt	Feb 26th, 2009 08:24:44 PM
Fuck you!Fuck you Eddie.Suck my dick.His stand up was so funny.Gay Honeymooners and Capt. Kirk having sex had me ROTFL.
This has the potential to be FANTASTIC! by FuckMichaelBay	Feb 26th, 2009 08:30:16 PM
CANT WAIT!
Jamie as Redd by shatners hairpiece	Feb 26th, 2009 08:36:41 PM
Jamie Foxx would NAIL Redd Foxx. Thank God Eddie Murphy night actually be in a decent movie for the first time since Bowfinger.
WHat happened to Eddie? by hallmitchell	Feb 26th, 2009 08:37:08 PM
When was anyone last excited about an upcoming Eddie Murphy film? Here is a guy who is sooo funny. In the nineties he got his a$$ kicked by Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller and now in the 2000's. Judd, Will, Sacha etc. Eddie's tipping point was Harlem Nights. Richard was a little upset with Eddie over that because Eddie promised him a hit. Harlem Night was a massive flop. Not Pluto Nash huge yet huge enough.
I want Eddie in the next Star Trek film. by hallmitchell	Feb 26th, 2009 08:37:48 PM
Then again wasn't he retiring?
RAW is on Hulu by Zeegloo	Feb 26th, 2009 08:40:46 PM
http://www.hulu.com/watch/3079 6/eddie-murphy-raw
Eddie Murphy can lick a dick by Charlie_Allnut	Feb 26th, 2009 08:40:50 PM
I am bitter after nearly 20 years of shitty movies, bad career choices fat jokes, fart jokes, kid movies, and Eddie basically telling his fans to fuck off.
Eddie Murphy as Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy as Red Foxx by El Mamerro	Feb 26th, 2009 08:41:58 PM
and Eddie Murphy as all 4 wives.
JIm Carey as Gene Wilder! by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro	Feb 26th, 2009 08:42:16 PM
and make it PG-13!
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Red Foxx by Juror Number 8	Feb 26th, 2009 08:42:35 PM
google a pic of a young red foxx and put it up next to a pic of ejiofor. the resemblance is there and he's got the chops to play this part. plus i would think he'd be considerably cheaper than a lot of the other names that come to mind.
?????????????????? by bilbo78	Feb 26th, 2009 08:44:28 PM
i thought he was the new riddler
Buried in Eddie is a good actor. problem is... by JediRob	Feb 26th, 2009 08:47:47 PM
...he's buried himself in fat suits. That siad this does sound kinda cool. There is a but of an age difference, but it's probably negligible depending on where the focus is and of course with...MAKE UP!
Michael Bay for the fire effects! by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro	Feb 26th, 2009 08:48:44 PM
run down the street in slow motion
Wait, wait by ChocolateJesus	Feb 26th, 2009 08:50:55 PM
I'm sorry...eight figure fee?
This will suck. by Kwame	Feb 26th, 2009 08:54:35 PM
Only Richard Pryor can do Richard Pryor. WTF is he thinking????
That's huge. by SkidMarkedUndies	Feb 26th, 2009 08:59:06 PM
Wow. The question is: Will he go back to the Daddy Day Care franchise after this is done?
And Brett Ratner's not involved in any way? by ZoeFan	Feb 26th, 2009 09:00:11 PM
That's Great. Has his hands in everything he shouldn't.
Edward Norton as Gene Wilder!! by BadMrWonka	Feb 26th, 2009 09:09:46 PM
and I second the notion that no one can be Red Foxx realistically. Murphy can do a decent Pryor, but still. also, Red Foxx worked at the same restaurant as a dishwasher with Malcolm X, fun fact! Malcolm X started calling him "Chicago Red" because of his dyed hair, and the name stuck!
that's kind of awesome by CherryValance	Feb 26th, 2009 09:15:14 PM
I mean he doesn't look like him at all. No one does. But to have someone that huge play someone that huge is well, kinda huge.
I Second shatners hairpiece by ironburl	Feb 26th, 2009 09:25:44 PM
Jamie Fox IS Redd Foxx
Boo ya! by Zeegloo	Feb 26th, 2009 09:26:12 PM

No two black men could look less alike. by Nosferatu Jones	Feb 26th, 2009 09:27:09 PM
Eddie Murphy to play Richard Pryor? Seriously? That's like asking Eva Mendes to play Janis Joplin.
Steve Harvey looks more like him by TheMcflyFarm	Feb 26th, 2009 09:46:54 PM
but Eddie is the better actor (depending on the material of course)
And Terry O' Quinn for Freddy Krueger! by TheMcflyFarm	Feb 26th, 2009 09:48:03 PM
if they won't use Englund, then that is the only other way I could see it working.
Rourke & Arnold may or may not be in this by SomaShine	Feb 26th, 2009 09:49:41 PM

and Oh..Eddie Murphy will never win an oscar by SomaShine	Feb 26th, 2009 09:50:45 PM
He has a baaad rep in town. His walk out when Arkin won pretty much killed any chance of it. that's the word
Eddie Murphy by Deus X Meshuga	Feb 26th, 2009 09:51:34 PM
was part of the last really good cast SNL had. I've always been a fan of his.This is just the project he needs to put him right back up there. I look forward to it.
HITFLIX HITFLIX HITFLIX and HITFLIX!! by loserguy3000	Feb 26th, 2009 10:00:46 PM
I sure hope Hitflix is paying AICN for all the embedded advertising that's been going on lately. Or is it that we're just being groomed for the death of AICN, as the staff moves onto the bigger, blander, and more asshole-filled Hitflix? Jesus Christ, I hope not. Harry may be a rotund sell-out, but he's our rotund sell-out. Despite his lack of political history, horrendous taste in most films, and constant references to sexual organs (ick), he is who he is and you can take that to the bank. Sometimes literally. For the record, Hitflix is garbage, with movie news robbed of all personality and sterile to the teeth. If the future is that white-washed universe, count me out.
Kurt Lockwood: Confirmed for the movie. by MrSentinel	Feb 26th, 2009 10:07:35 PM

That is the most shocking, inappropriate news I've read all week by MrD	Feb 26th, 2009 10:16:32 PM
Eddie Murphy normally commands an EIGHT FIGURE ($10m+) salary? For what? Norbit? Meet Dave? Daddy ****ing Day Care? This guy should be on the late-80s Travolta meal plan, not default eight figure salaries.
No two black men could look less alike? by CeejayNightwing	Feb 26th, 2009 10:19:05 PM
Try Terrence Howard to Don Cheadle when Iron Man 2 comes out and say that again!
Taye Diggs and The Haiti Kid by mrbeaks	Feb 26th, 2009 10:22:00 PM
Just sayin'.
loserguy3000: or hitfix, even by m00kiedood	Feb 26th, 2009 10:24:39 PM
but what's an extra L, eh? Shia as Gene Wilder. Beyonce as Gilda Radner. JJ Walker as Eddie Murphy. Steve Carrell as Joe Piscopo. And Mickey Rourke as the President.
Bernie Mac would have been a good Redd Foxx by exie	Feb 26th, 2009 10:36:34 PM

Wow, that actually sounds bloody brilliant. by Paul T. Ryan	Feb 26th, 2009 10:37:36 PM
Can't wait for this. Also can't believe no one thought of it sooner!
remake superman 3 by robamenta	Feb 26th, 2009 10:44:17 PM
with murphy playing pryors role...that would be awesome...computers are all the rave these days
Hulk Hogan for Redd Foxx by The Atomic Worm	Feb 26th, 2009 10:45:14 PM
I'm coming to join ya, brother!
Bad casting. by The Gospel According to Bastardface	Feb 26th, 2009 10:48:23 PM
First thing I thought when I read this was Eddie really wants an Oscar, and what a weird choice of actor.
Arsenio Hall as Redd Foxx by spacechampion	Feb 26th, 2009 10:49:28 PM
...maybe not.
I don't know, man by Vern	Feb 26th, 2009 10:50:30 PM
When Pryor was still alive he personally chose Mike Epps to play him in an adaptation of his book PRYOR CONVICTIONS. It was supposed to be directed by Walter Hill, who actually knew Pryor. I know Eddie Murphy was once a great comedian but I don't know if I can ever accept him as Richard Pryor. Not even just because he looks and sounds so different but because he's an icon himself and other than wearing fat suits has never shown himself to be a chameleon type of actor. But at least they got the director of CANDYMAN 2: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH. I don't know, I would love for it to be good but I am skeptical. At least we'll always have JOJO DANCER.
my father for redd by smutpeddlar	Feb 26th, 2009 10:56:51 PM
my pops looks just like redd,they actually peeled potatoes at a place in harlem when they were kids,they looked so much alike,they were always gettin mistaken for 1 another,my pops was almost stabbed one night after work by a jealous husband ..redd had boned the guys wife:) true story
Alec Baldwin as Redd Foxx by bluebottle	Feb 26th, 2009 10:59:08 PM
Search your feelings.
Damon Wayne as Red Foxx!!! by Orionsangels	Feb 26th, 2009 10:59:50 PM
Damon Wayne used to do a good Red Foxx on In Living Color.
this just gives me a headache thinking about it by Gungan Slayer	Feb 26th, 2009 11:00:05 PM
ugh
by DigitalBeachWar	Feb 26th, 2009 11:00:58 PM
Pryor was so fucking amazing.
What about Jo Jo Dancer? by BackRiverCatfish	Feb 26th, 2009 11:01:54 PM

Finally! by ltgalloway	Feb 26th, 2009 11:04:20 PM
This is the thing I've been waiting for. For Eddie to take on a huge role like that to make a comeback. If he finds his roots maybe we will get the Murphy we love back. He can't help but take this seriously, right? ...Right?
Chapelle would have been a better choice... by Kid Idioteque	Feb 26th, 2009 11:08:50 PM
but I'm sure he wouldn't be interested.
But what black rap star will play his buddy? by brock landers baby	Feb 26th, 2009 11:10:23 PM
I hope he improvises every scene and talks about his black ass. Heh heh,his black ass.Wonderful Murphy.
What the scope of this film...? by phaedrus007	Feb 26th, 2009 11:22:48 PM
Eddie seems a little old to play Richard in a biopic that covers his rise to fame or anything like that... could this just be about the older Pryor?
I'm kind of curious by Bloo	Feb 26th, 2009 11:24:33 PM
since Condon last directed Murphy to a nominated role, it shows that if it's with a good directior and material he's passionate about he can do it, we'll see though
John Witherspoon for Redd Foxx by SenatorJeffersonSmith	Feb 26th, 2009 11:34:09 PM
"I'm comin' Elizabeth!!!"
I second Edward Norton to play Wilder. by Orbots Commander	Feb 26th, 2009 11:35:43 PM
That'd be cool to see. But, ya know, what else can Condon, talented as he is, do with the standard biopic format? There's no where else to go with it, unless you do a snap-shot in time like Frost/Nixon rather than the familiar rise from poverty, great fame and downfall from drug abuse storyline we've all come to know and was parodied well in WALK HARD.
red foxx by jamal5000	Feb 26th, 2009 11:40:04 PM
all these actors being sugestd for red foxx is wrong. the reason he was called red is because he's so lightskin.
I miss the 48hrs, Trading Places Eddie! by ganymede3010	Feb 26th, 2009 11:46:05 PM
Man he was at the top of this game back in the 80's.
We all do ganymede, we all do. by Charlie_Allnut	Feb 26th, 2009 11:50:38 PM
Truth is that Eddie died a long time ago. Truth is Eddie just wants a big paycheck and to feed his ego. The ten years that he was on his game was almost unparalled brilliance...
Vern, don't forget Eddie is a master at imitating! by ganymede3010	Feb 26th, 2009 11:53:06 PM
He'll have no problem pulling off Richard Pryor's mannerisms. Also, I'm sure they'll hire one hell of a make up artists that would help Eddie's transformation into Richard more seamless.
We should all be glad that WILL SMITH is not in the lead! by Bob Cryptonight	Feb 27th, 2009 12:01:26 AM
I'm surprised Hollywood didn't rope him in.
Vern, when someone PICKS an actor to play them... by Bob Cryptonight	Feb 27th, 2009 12:04:55 AM
...it is usually a very very bad choice.
Bob Crypto by Charlie_Allnut	Feb 27th, 2009 12:07:29 AM
Alvin York handpicked Gary Cooper to play him w/ fairly good results in Sgt. York.
Will Smith! Brilliant! by Charlie_Allnut	Feb 27th, 2009 12:08:10 AM
It's not too late for a casting change!
Brandon Routh as Christopher Reeves as Superman by MattInTheHat	Feb 27th, 2009 12:09:16 AM
When they do the bit about Superman 3.
I of course would be played by Brad Pitt. by Charlie_Allnut	Feb 27th, 2009 12:09:26 AM
Striking resemblance.
Oscar winner Eddie Murphy. by Carl XVI Gustaf	Feb 27th, 2009 12:13:05 AM
yep.
This is pretty cool news I think by kungfuhustler84	Feb 27th, 2009 12:14:56 AM
And Eddie Murphy's Michael Jackson impression is so hilariously off. But still funny. I can't stop laughing.
Perfect. by MaxTheSilent	Feb 27th, 2009 12:15:47 AM
Just get a great director who'll knock Murphy into shape every day. Push him to heights he hasn't reached since the first 48 HOURS. In fact fuck it... get Walter Hill to direct it.
I got some Ice Cream and you aint got none by Charlie_Allnut	Feb 27th, 2009 12:16:30 AM
cuz you on the welfare!
by Charlie_Allnut	Feb 27th, 2009 12:17:29 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =2JfMCBh1sJQ
Should get Crowe to play him by mrfan	Feb 27th, 2009 12:20:31 AM
After all, color doesn't matter.
Damn by kungfuhustler84	Feb 27th, 2009 12:26:40 AM
Mike Epps would have been PERFECT if he just lost a little weight. Pryor wasn't a big man by any means.
Richard Pryor deserves better by beetlegeuse	Feb 27th, 2009 12:26:57 AM
Also Jaime Foxx as Redd Foxx
jerry lewis as eddy murphy by livahd	Feb 27th, 2009 12:50:04 AM
nutty professor 4 - even nuttier
Tom Cruise to play Abe Lincoln too! by YackBacker	Feb 27th, 2009 12:50:50 AM
That crazy S.O.B. plans to don stilts to play our beloved Lincoln. Apparently, Cruise is a big fan of "Honest Abe"- the sole qualification needed to act as someone in a biopic.
I would rather it be Adam Sandler by WhoDis	Feb 27th, 2009 12:57:16 AM
Comedy gold
This isn't exactly the usual "cool news"... by Ravetin	Feb 27th, 2009 01:13:31 AM
...but fuck it. There isn't a single announcement in that article I dislike.
now this has potential by The Amazing G	Feb 27th, 2009 01:28:54 AM
let's hope they pull it off
Mrfan, and the rest of you race baiters! by ganymede3010	Feb 27th, 2009 01:31:39 AM
Has any Black man ever been considered or casted to play a White guy in a autobiography? No, so please shut the fuck up. If the character isn't bound to his ethnicity then it doesn't matter what's the race of the motherfucker who is playing him. You dickwads are taking it way to serious regarding Black Actors rumored to play comic book characters.
Oscar chances... by cifra	Feb 27th, 2009 01:33:14 AM
Picture, Director, Actor and Supporting Actor if they go for Sacha Baron Cohen or Will Ferrell as Gene Wilder - which would be überkool
And another thing Mrfan. by ganymede3010	Feb 27th, 2009 01:34:38 AM
If they considered casting a Black guy for Thor, then I'll be right along bitching with you. But they're not, I can't believe you're still sour over a throw away character like Nick Fury.
Yikes...I don't know about this.... by ChezKing	Feb 27th, 2009 01:50:04 AM
It just seems that Eddie Murphy is too much of an iconic actor/comedian himself to play this role. I don't believe people will be able to see past "Eddie Murphy" to see "Richard Pryor".
Hulu doesn't work anywhere but US by xdiamondxdanx	Feb 27th, 2009 01:53:41 AM
Please try to avoid posting clips that are only available in one country. What is happening to the internet?
goonie goo goo aunt Bunny kiss my ass I'm drunk by wash	Feb 27th, 2009 02:04:01 AM
This might have been a good movie 25 years ago but not I'm really into the idea of seeing Eddie Murphy doing this now. Plus he can't play Pryor as a young man because he's too old now unless they pull some high tech Benjy Button shit.
Filth, flarn, filth by Dingbatty	Feb 27th, 2009 02:11:02 AM

Richard Prior = comedy gold by Motoko Kusanagi	Feb 27th, 2009 02:23:03 AM
Eddie Murphy = meh
A worthy follow-up to MEET DAVE... by BurnHollywood	Feb 27th, 2009 02:31:11 AM
Actually, even a gay porn movie made with crack addicts would be a worthy follow-up to MEET DAVE, but...bravo, Mr. Murphy!
For you dudes for ripping on him for wanting an by GQtaste	Feb 27th, 2009 03:06:30 AM
Oscar well that's the stupidest shit i've heard in a long time! They all want a fucking shot at winning that motherfucker! And none of you know or realize how talented Eddie always was and how great he was in Dreamgirls. I really thought he was the one that should have won and not an American Idol contestant. Does he have a giant ego? Of course but they all do when they get that big. He was fantastic in the "Marvin Gaye" type in that film!
Eight fucking figures? by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	Feb 27th, 2009 03:28:55 AM
Eddie Murphy has not made a good film since Coming to America (except for Bowfinger, which was all Martin and Oz) and he still commands an eight figure salary? Fuck off Murphy.
Wasn't this an Eddie Griffin project? Will Rick Baker do makeups by Monkey_King	Feb 27th, 2009 04:14:22 AM
Sounds like it could work. Murphy needs a much needed shot of adrenaline in his career after 5+ years of stinkers. Perhaps Rick Baker could transform a sound-alike actor, who's the right height, into Redd Foxx.
Dont you just hate it..... by masteryoda007	Feb 27th, 2009 04:19:37 AM
When half that shit go back up in yo ass?
Chris Rock for Eddie Murphy!! by RighteousBrother	Feb 27th, 2009 04:55:12 AM
If they cover Harlem Nights in the this biopic
Abe Lincoln? by pearlanddean	Feb 27th, 2009 05:52:51 AM
Get that guy from Bill and Ted! Now there's a franchise worthy of a sequel.
Now THAT's a fire! by YeahSureWhatever	Feb 27th, 2009 06:26:10 AM
Fuck you, Gus.
Hey, an Eddie Murphy movie I want to see! by moviemaniac-7	Feb 27th, 2009 06:32:33 AM
Hasn't happened in ages. Could be brilliant!
Another biopic YAAAY by Dolmes	Feb 27th, 2009 06:39:01 AM
....................
Eddie Murphy has lost it. by rbatty024	Feb 27th, 2009 07:01:24 AM
Remember his comeback in the Nutty Professor? Where did that get him. I love Richard Pryor but I could care less about this film. Biopicks are starting to become a cliche genre. A little childhood tragedy and a couple of famous historical footnotes and you're done. The exception is The Notorious Betty Page, which was easily better than Walk the Line or Ray combined.
Jamie Foxx? by beatleMatt	Feb 27th, 2009 07:19:29 AM
So how long until Jamie Foxx gets a "co-starring" role in this movie...
Robert Downey Jr. IS Red Foxx by Blue_Demon	Feb 27th, 2009 07:41:02 AM
HAR!
Red Foxx? Michael Cera's the ONLY choice! by Stuntcock Mike	Feb 27th, 2009 08:02:31 AM

FREEBASE IMMOLATION (WITH GIGGLES AND REGRET): THE MOVIE by LaserPants	Feb 27th, 2009 08:06:35 AM
This should be the title.
Wee Nead Aye Nuddy Prafeser 3 by Sithdan	Feb 27th, 2009 08:31:28 AM
Eye lyked teh ferst too moveys
Liam Neeson IS Richard Pryor by Stuntcock Mike	Feb 27th, 2009 08:38:47 AM

Raw and Delerious are two of the best by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 27th, 2009 08:47:06 AM
stand up movies of all time. I miss old school Eddie.
True, at one point in time Eddie Murphy was funny. by rbatty024	Feb 27th, 2009 09:00:08 AM
Raw is without a doubt hilarious and Delirious has its moments. Too bad that was two decades ago.
What's next, Dane Cook playing Carlin? by JoeSixPack	Feb 27th, 2009 09:35:58 AM
Eddie Murphy's standup is awful crap. Even mentioning Murphy in the same sentence as Pryor is blasphemy.
Completely wrong for the by 420 Boylston St	Feb 27th, 2009 09:37:48 AM
ROLE. I like Eddie and his talents but I think portraying Pryor is a stretch beyond the imagination. I honestly don't thin Pryor's life is that interesting for a film. Jo JO Dancer wasn't enough? I'm not looking forward to this film at all.
Dane Cook = THE WORST "COMEDIAN" EVER by LaserPants	Feb 27th, 2009 09:39:50 AM
He is the anti-matter of humor.
Murphy's Standup Used To Be Good by LaserPants	Feb 27th, 2009 10:04:04 AM
Delirious and Raw are funny. Not quite Pryor funny, but funny enough.
This is exciting news. by Rev. Slappy	Feb 27th, 2009 11:42:43 AM
Eddie is a huge talent that has so frequently signed on to do horrible shit. I would love to see him work with Condon in a way that Scorese and De Niro collaborated.
Holy Shit... by R L S	Feb 27th, 2009 11:57:02 AM
I just sat here and watched "Raw" in its entirety. Haven't seen it in years, and it's still funny as hell.
Just in time? by CaseyMcCall	Feb 27th, 2009 12:01:18 PM
I hope he nails this part and with Condon being the director that has made the best film Murphy starred in in years, I have a good feeling about this.
You mean like Delerious Basterds? by skimn	Feb 27th, 2009 12:03:43 PM
??
Have all parts played by Mr T by skimn	Feb 27th, 2009 12:06:28 PM
"nnngghhh...AHM MISTA TEE...nnngghh...BENDOVER, LEMME SNAP MY DICK OFF IN YO ASS...nnnggghh.."
But by palpatinefuckedmydog	Feb 27th, 2009 12:09:49 PM
Who will play Eddie Murphy in the Harlem Nights part of the flick?...oh wait..CHARLIE MURPHY!!!!
Samantha Fox for Red Foxx by Dr Gregory House	Feb 27th, 2009 01:10:16 PM
'Touch me, touch me, I want to feel your body, your heartbeat next to mine....touch me, touch me NOW'
We will finally get to see Eddie Murphy set on fire! by yomomma	Feb 27th, 2009 01:38:19 PM
My lifelong (at least since Vampire in Brooklyn)dream is close to reality!
RAW is the greatest stand up movie of all time!!!! by DoctorWho?	Feb 27th, 2009 01:56:51 PM
Hands down.
Eight Figures?????? by DoctorWho?	Feb 27th, 2009 02:03:42 PM
For that Donkey in Shrek? Complete bullshit! I could do that role 50x better for just around 6 figures. I'm not even kidding.
This is a bad idea by Kefrif	Feb 27th, 2009 02:15:15 PM
Here's my point. In Robert Evans "The Kid Stays in the Picture" Evans son told his dad that "The Cotton Club", were it ever to star Evans' intended lead actor (Pryor), it would simply become a Richard Pryor movie. If Murphy stars in this biopic as Pryor, then it simply becomes an Eddie Murphy picture. He's way too well known as "Eddie Murphy" to be portray someone else as well known as he is, hence I think this is a bad idea.
Is he going to play all the characters? by luis1210	Feb 27th, 2009 03:12:12 PM
I bet he would love to do that
Who will play a young Eddie Murphy? by Atticus Finch	Feb 27th, 2009 05:28:45 PM
Eddie Murphy playing Richard Pryor talking to someone playing Eddie Murphy.
JEFFREY WRIGHT AS RED FOXX by MR. MURDOCH	Feb 27th, 2009 06:45:26 PM
http://upload.moldova.org/movi e/actors/j/jeffrey_wright/thum bnails/tn2_jeffrey_wright_4.jp g It's all right there, baby. Funny, I was just watching 'Dreamgirls' a few weeks ago for the first time, and I was saying to myself, "This is the best role Eddie's ever going to get; if he didn't win an Oscar for this, he never will." Well, this is the ONE project that he might have one more chance at the Golden Boy with, especially with Bill Condon at the helm. I guarantee you he knows it; and I guarantee you that Condon told him the same god-damn thing. This is pretty much Murphy's last chance at redemption, which is why you get this PR about "foregoing his usual salary" whether it's true or not. One great but extremely troubled comedian playing another great, extremely troubled comedian (though, aren't all the great ones 'extremely troubled'?) I hope and think this will be fascinating to watch. Oh, and JEFFREY WRIGHT for Red Foxx! And uh...Gene Wilder for Gene Wilder!!
good for Eddie by Genre_Baby	Feb 27th, 2009 08:42:21 PM
Great news, I think Murphy will do Pryor justice.
If they are going to do a richard Pryor... by emeraldboy	Feb 28th, 2009 08:28:31 AM
Will they include the scene where pryor was high on crack and set himself on fire in LA or whereever that event took place. or will this be a touchy feely biopic with a dollop of sentimentality. you can take it that this will be produced by his daughter Rainn Pryor. Who is going to play Gene Wilder. in the biopic of eddie Murphy, will they include the scene where Murphy drove john landis to drink on the set of Trading places.?
Murphy will get his oscar.... by emeraldboy	Feb 28th, 2009 08:32:12 AM
as along as he doesnt make Norbert 2 or meet dave 2. He was all set up to win his oscar for Dreamgirls. Then along came norbert and the rest is histoy.
personally speaking... by emeraldboy	Feb 28th, 2009 08:34:49 AM
I have very mixed feelings about the henson biopic. I want to see it. But i just dont know, how I feel about it.
John witherspoon in boomerang by emeraldboy	Feb 28th, 2009 08:41:22 AM
was the funniest thing in the entire movie. even though he didnt have many scenes. I laughed myself sick when he was on screen.
Great comics like Eddie become unfunny because they believe in t by romanocc	Feb 28th, 2009 02:40:32 PM
Eddie Murphy was king in the 80's, but the guy hasn't made a great film since Coming to America. 48 Hours, Trading Places, Bev Hills Cop, classics, and then something happened to him after directing Harlem Shuffle that they think ANYTHING they say will be funny, and they lose that edge. Jim Carrey is the same way these days, he started off like gangbusters with Ace, Dumb & Dumber and the underrated Cable Guy, but somehow lost that edge. And then Chevy Chase: Caddyshack, Vacation, Fletch, and now the most unfunny man alive! I see these guys go on talk shows and just feel anything that comes out of their mouth people will laugh hysterically and end up being lame comedians in their 40's. George Carlin was one of the few comedians who never lost that edge and stayed funny up to his death.
by romanocc by emeraldboy	Mar 1st, 2009 04:08:28 AM
I agree. I saw nearly all of those of those films you mentioned. There is one word missing from this talkback to describe what happened to Murphy and that is Ego. after trading places, I think it was trading places, landis vowed never to work with Murphy again.
Landis says he was driven to the edge... by emeraldboy	Mar 1st, 2009 04:13:02 AM
by Murphy. Murphy was a bullying control freak. Murphy's character in bowfinger, the arroagant, demanding, sex addicted actor is very close to the truth.
FIIIIIIIIRRRRRRE!!!!! by Pissed Off And Bitter	Mar 1st, 2009 04:54:08 AM
Will they include the part where Pryor lights himself on fire? The way he described it when he was on at the Sunset Strip was one of the funniest things I ever heard.
Eddie Murphy may have already won the Oscar by thegreatwhatzit	Mar 1st, 2009 09:29:42 AM
for the Pryor bio (Sean Penn scooped the Oscar as soon as he signed for the title role in MILK). As for Dane Cook, this guy should be exiled to cameos on THE TIM & ERIC SHOW.
What happened to... by Bat185	Mar 1st, 2009 07:38:46 PM
The biopic of James Brown? It was announced after his death but nothing has come of it. Has the project been scrapped?

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