Having just recently wrapped filming on the Rudy Ray Moore biopic Dolemite Is My Name, director Craig Brewer and star Eddie Murphy are set to reunite on the long-rumoured comedy sequel Coming to America 2. According to Deadline, the sequel to the 1988 classic will see Murphy’s Akeem learning about a long lost son and returning to […]
Eddie Murphy to star in Grumpy Old Men remake
Eddie Murphy has signed on to star in a remake of the Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau comedy Grumpy Old Men, which is in development at Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. The film is set to be directed by Tim Story (Ride Along), and will see Murphy portraying one of two ageing neighbours whose […]
Wesley Snipes, Craig Robinson, Mike Epps and more join Eddie Murphy in Dolemite Is My Name
Last week it was announced that Eddie Murphy is set to star in Dolemite Is My Name, a biopic of Rudy Ray Moore, star of the blaxploitation film Dolemite, and now comes word of more additions to the cast. The film, which is being directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow), has added Wesley Snipes […]
Eddie Murphy to play Rudy Ray Moore in Dolemite Is My Name
Having been absent from the big screen since 2016’s Mr. Church, Eddie Murphy is gearing up for a return with Deadline reporting that he is set to portray Rudy Ray Moore, star of the blaxploitation film Dolemite, in a biopic entitled Dolemite Is My Name. Craig Brewer (Hustle and Flow) is set to direct the […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger says Triplets script is complete and Eddie Murphy is on board
Way back in 2012, it was announced that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito were looking to reunite for a Twins sequel entitled Triplets, which would throw Eddie Murphy into the mix as Julius and Vincent’s other brother (the one everyone forget to mention in the 1988 movie). Well, after a number of false starts, it […]
48 Hours to get the remake treatment from the makers of Good Time
Benny and Josh Sadfie are riding the wave of success off the back of the Robert Pattinson crime drama Good Time by signing on to remake Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte cop/convict buddy flick 48 Hours. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that comedian Jerrod Carmichael (NBC’s The Carmichael Show) will co-write the script along with […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger expects Twins sequel Triplets to shoot next year
It looks like the James Cameron-produced Terminator reboot may not be the only one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s past glories he’ll be revisiting next year, as the action icon has confirmed to Business Insider that he expects the long-rumoured Twins sequel Triplets to shoot in 2018. “I had a conversation yesterday with my agent and he […]
Channing Tatum and Tom Hardy wanted for Beverly Hills Cop 4
Back in June of last year, Paramount Pictures announced that it had dusted off its plans for a fourth instalment in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, tapping Belgian writer-directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Black) to helm the newest chapter of the action-comedy series. Since then, we’ve heard very little about their progress on the […]
The 5 Highest Grossing Movie Stars Not in a Star Wars or Superhero Movie
Samuel Brace on the five highest-grossing movie stars not in a Star Wars or superhero movie… Film’s landscape has changed dramatically over the years – as is to be expected. Gone is the age of the traditional American movie, the sweeping drama, the movie star led original tale that could drive audiences to cinemas just […]
Paramount developing Coming to America 2 with original screenwriters
Nearly thirty years after the release of the original film, Paramount Pictures is finally moving forward on a sequel to the hit Eddie Murphy-led comedy, Coming to America. The 1988 film saw Murphy playing an African prince who decides he wants no part in an arranged marriage and travels to Queens in search of a […]