Eddie Murphy is signed on to play the great comedian in the biopic, Richard Pryor: Is it something i said?
This could be a dream role for Murphy in two ways, for one Pryor was his idol and main influence as a young comedian and secondly, Pryors life was turbulent and filled with extremities and Murphy would no doubt relish the chance to pursue darker acting material away from his overly kid friendly movies nowadays.
The film is a low budget endeavour by comparison to Muphys usual standards as the entire $25 million budget is the same as his standard film fee.