Eddie Murphy says no to Richard Pryor biopic

Daniel Herrera — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:05:49 +0000

In what seems to be a continuing trend, Oscar nominee Eddie Murphy has decided to walk away from his long gestating Eddie Murphy biopic, that will now have Marlon Wayans in the lead role as the celebrated comic. One must wonder what the legendary comic can do to resuscitate his career after peaking with acclaimed turn in Bill Condon’s Dreamgirls, to then return to fluff comedies such as Imagine That, Meet Dave, and Norbit.

It has been said though that funny man Marlon Wayans landed the role after submitting a thirteen minute tape of himself in which he ‘became’ Richard Pryor. Time can only tell if Wayans can do the man justice, and maybe earn an Oscar nomination for this dramatic role, which seems entirely possible after seeing his performance in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem For A Dream.

No formal release date has been set for the project, but Dreamgirls helmer Bill Condon will direct the film with the tentative title: Richard Pryor: Is it Something I Said .

Source: EW

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Eddie Murphy says no to Richard Pryor biopic