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Wesley Snipes, Craig Robinson, Mike Epps and more join Eddie Murphy in Dolemite Is My Name

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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

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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 expects Twins sequel Triplets to shoot next year

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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

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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 […]

Alternative Vader scene from Rogue One, Ewan McGregor on Obi-Wan, Deadpool and X-Force, Coming to America sequel – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… BE CAREFUL NOT TO CHOKE ON YOUR ASPIRATIONS Disney and Lucasfilm delivered one of – if not the – greatest Darth Vader moments with his final scene in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed that his original draft of the script featured an […]

Paramount developing Coming to America 2 with original screenwriters

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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 […]

10 Great Buddy Cop Movies Not Written or Directed By Shane Black

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To coincide with the release of The Nice Guys, Kieran Fisher recommends 10 other buddy cop movies worth checking out… This weekend marks the release of Shane Black’s new film The Nice Guys, starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe as a law enforcement duo investigating a missing persons case.  It also sees Black return to […]

Eddie Murphy and Kate Hudson join Richard Pryor biopic

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Entertainment Tonight has revealed that Eddie Murphy and Kate Hudson are in talks to join The Weinstein Company’s upcoming biopic of legendary comedian Richard Pryor. According to the report, Murphy has been tapped to portray Pryor’s father LeRoy, an alcohol former boxer and hustler, while Hudson is being eyed to play his fourth (and seventh) […]

Lee Daniels departs upcoming Richard Pryor biopic

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Academy Award nominated director Lee Daniels (The Butler, The Paperboy) has departed the upcoming biopic about legendary comedian Richard Pryor. The Precious director has had to leave the project, currently in pre-production, due to scheduling conflicts with his hit television show Empire (for which he is showrunner) as well as […]