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Eddie Murphy and Richard PryorGetty ImagesAccess Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Eddie Murphy is in talks to play Richard Pryor on the big screen, Access Hollywood has confirmed.
Although talks are still preliminary, the deal would lead to Murphy starring in the biopic, reportedly titled "Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said?," about the groundbreaking comedian who died in December 2005 at the age of 65.
If Murphy joins the cast, it would re-team him with his "Dreamgirls" writer/director Bill Condon, who is also the man behind the Pryor film.
Murphy's role in "Dreamgirls" earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination. Condon most recently co-directed and produced the 2009 Oscars.
Murphy will next be seen on the big screen in the summer 2009 comedy "Imagine That," alongside Thomas Haden Church.
Other projects coming up for Murphy include "The Nutty Professor III," "Fantasy Island" and "Beverly Hills Cop IV."
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Mimieddie is awsome i luv his acting =]report abuseposted June 13, 2009 6:10 AM PDT
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De-DeI think Eddie Murphy would be the right person to play the role of Richard Pryor.Anything Eddie do I'll look at even if it didn't turn out good.report abuseposted March 29, 2009 10:03 AM PDT
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StreetPeachesRichard Pryor derseves a better actor than Murphy. How many decades since Murphy was in a movie that wasn't absolutely stupid??report abuseposted March 2, 2009 3:54 PM PST
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today tooIlove Eddie Muphy and no one could play that part better than Eddie. I love everything he does. To this day Bowfinger is one of my favorite movies even though no one else in my circle understands it. I hope he gets it!report abuseposted March 2, 2009 2:10 PM PST
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