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Eddie Murphy is to Star In Richard Pryor BiopicEddie Murphy is to Star In Richard Pryor Biopic
HitFix and Entertainment Weekly are reporting that Fox Searchlight will finance Bill Condon's $25 million biopic RICHARD PRYOR: IS IT SOMETHING I SAID?, for which Murphy will waive his usual eight-figure fee in order to play his lifelong idol. According to HitFix, Condon's screenplay also features significant roles for Pryor's four wives and Redd Foxx.
I can imagine him in the role....both are similar guys
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Catnapper
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If Pryor was his idol. then I can see Murphy doing a good job and it'll be good for him having a meatier role for a change, instead of playing multiple characters in so called comedies!
Apart from seeing Pryor in a Superman film I don't know all that much about him, but was he badly burned in an accident, or am I thinking of someone else? 
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Lucifer_666
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Yep he was badly burned alright..he was taking cocaine and set himself alight with alcohol 
Have you never seen any of the Pryor and Gene Wilder comedies babe? My favourite of theirs is a movie called Stir Crazy where both are in prison  it was funny
I do agree too I think Murphy needs a good meaty role like this to get stuck into
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Catnapper
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Oh I forgot about Stir Crazy Though I don't think I've seen their other comedies
If it's a warts and all biopic of Pryor and not some sugar coated let's skim over the bad bits type of film......I can see Murphy maybe being Oscar nominated. Doom and gloom pics have a habit of being nominated!
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big aundy
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murphy would be perfect to play pryor , he grew up idolising him. and that's probs why he is the way he is today
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Lucifer_666
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The others weren't as good Cat..Silver Streak...See No Evil, Hear no Evil...
I'd say it will be a warts an all film and yep i agree he will be very good in it i reckon 
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