Tom Jolliffe looks back at Superman III, the maligned third outing for Christopher Reeve as Superman… As we await the long gestating Snyder Cut of Justice League, and having had a (at best) very mixed bag of Superman depictions since Christopher Reeve’s breakout, I thought I’d take a look back at one sequel in his […]
Lee Daniels departs upcoming Richard Pryor biopic
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 […]
Eddie Murphy and Kate Hudson join Richard Pryor biopic
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) […]