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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 […]

Beverly Hills Cop 4 is back on, enlists directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah

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It looks like Paramount Pictures has decided to resurrect Beverly Hills Cop 4, with Deadline reporting that Belgian writer-directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Black) have signed are to direct the long-gestating fourth instalment of the action-comedy franchise. According to the site, El Arbi and Fallah have been working with star Eddie Murphy, producer […]

Eddie Murphy reportedly working on Coming to America sequel

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It seems that Eddie Murphy may be working on a sequel to Coming to America, with TMZ reporting that Murphy is in early development on a script for a follow-up to John Landis-directed 1988 comedy classic. Speculation began after a tweet from Eddie Murphy’s verified Twitter account sharing an image of Murphy’s Prince Akeem and Vanessa Bell […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger says Twins sequel Triplets is still moving ahead and could shoot this year

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Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn’t had the best of luck with sequels lately. Paramount pulled the plug on its planned Terminator Genisys follow-up, The Legend of Conan has been abandoned, Arnold said he’ll not return for The Expendables 4 without Sylvester Stallone, and he also revealed he passed on the opportunity to reprise the role of Dutch […]

Eddie Murphy heading to Netflix for soul singer mockumentary, Brett Ratner directing

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Netflix is continuing its run of working with some of Hollywood’s biggest talent with news from Deadline that Eddie Murphy is set to join their ranks for a new film. The on-demand service is preparing Soul Soul Soul: The Murray Murray Story, a fake documentary about a fictional soul singer in the 1960’s which will act as his […]

Eddie Murphy calls Beverly Hills Cop 3 “garbage”, no development on Beverly Hills Cop 4 or TV show spin-off

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Eddie Murphy reckons he is best known for his role as Axel Foley in the Beverly Hills Cop series, but doesn’t have the fondest of opinions on the third instalment. “The third Beverly Hills Cop was garbage,” Murphy told Playboy Magazine. Beverly Hills Cop movie, which opened in 1984, grossed $234 million domestically while its […]

Josh Gad says the script for Twins sequel Triplets is finished, but the project has been Frozen

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Back in 2012, it was revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito plan to reteam for a sequel to the 1988 hit comedy Twins, which would see Julius and Vincent joined by a third brother – hence the title Triplets – who will be potentially be portrayed by Eddie Murphy. Frozen star Josh Gad was […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger says Triplets script is complete and Eddie Murphy is on board

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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 […]