This is the best casting news I’ve heard in a very long time. Earlier this year, there were rumors that Eddie Murphy had been cast as the groundbreaking comedian/actor Richard Pryor in a developing biopic. Sure, Murphy is one of the many comedians who took after Pryor’s edgy style and benefited from his trailblazing routines, but I wasn’t a fan of his casting. That’s why the news of his replacement has come as a welcomed surprise. According to Hitflix, Murphy’s out and Marlon Wayans is in as the star of the film.

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Eddie Murphy and the late Richard Pryor had a lot in common, most notably their style of comedy. Both were influenced by the great Redd Foxx and in turn touched an entire generation of comedians after them which includes Chris Rock, George Lopez, Martin Lawrence, Dave Chappelle,Lewis Black, and Mike Epps. It’s no wonder that Bill Condon has Murphy as his first choice to star as the groundbreaking comedian in his upcoming biopic. According to EW, Condon is shopping his script Richard Pryor: Is it Something I Said to studios and Murphy is attached to star.

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