Jonathan Levine to direct Eddie Murphy’s Coming to America sequel

Posted 9 years ago

John Landis' 1988 romantic comedy COMING TO AMERICA starred Eddie Murphy as Akeem Joffer, the crown prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who traveled to the United States along with his friend/aide Semmi (Arsenio Hall) in the hopes of...

Beverly Hills Cop 4 is on patrol to cast a big name as Axel’s partner

Posted 9 years ago

For my money, Martin Brest's BEVERLY HILLS COP was one of the best action comedies to come out of the 1980s. Eddie Murphy was in his prime, Judge Reinhold and John Ashton made for the perfect bumbling officer duo and...

Paramount wants a Coming to America sequel with Eddie Murphy to star

Posted 9 years ago

Whoa, so apparently a sequel to the 1988 comedy COMING TO AMERICA starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall is in underway, with original writers Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield working on a script in the hope that Murphy will return as the...

RIP Charlie Murphy: Did you know he wrote the story for Vampire in Brooklyn?

Posted 9 years ago

R.I.P. Charlie Murphy Passes Away at 57 I have some very sad news to share with you guys today. Looks like comedian Charlie Murphy has passed away at the age of 57. According to Variety, Murphy lost his battle with...

Shrek 5 scribe promises that a big reinvention for the series is on the way

Posted 9 years ago

Whether you’re looking forward to it or not, another SHREK sequel is on the way! Today, Michael McCullers (AUSTIN POWERS, BABY MAMA) announced that he’s finished working on the script for a fifth SHREK movie, and has stated that the...

Robert Downey Jr. to talk to animals in yet another Dr. Dolittle remake

Posted 9 years ago

So Robert Downey, Jr. has been tapped to play Doctor Dolittle in the remake/reimagining/fart noise THE VOYAGE OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE. No word yet if this will be set in Victorian times (like the Rex Harrison original) or modern times (like...

Disney finds its live-action Mulan director with Niki Caro

Posted 9 years ago

Finally, Walt Disney Pictures has announced their pick for director of the live-action adaptation of MULAN, one of many films belonging to the House of Mouse's legendary library of animated classics. As reported earlier today by The Hollywood Reporter, Whale...

Lee Daniels returns to Richard Pryor biopic; Jay-Z added as a producer

Posted 10 years ago

Back in May we reported that the long-gestating Richard Pryor biopic was cancelled because director Lee Daniels had to bail due to his busy schedule. I would be over-exaggerating in saying the world wept, but I certainly did, and my...

Review: Mr. Church

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A terminally ill woman (Natascha McElhone), and her young daughter are gifted with the services of a mysterious cook, Mr. Church (Eddie Murphy) by a wealthy benefactor. REVIEW: Even though MR. CHURCH is not a good movie it’s probably...

Eddie Murphy would be game to do a “funny” superhero movie

Posted 10 years ago

Despite what dissenting hipsters or right-wing conspiracy theorists may say, this is a great time to be alive. Virtual reality is a thing, our presidential election resembles a sitcom, and Eddie Murphy is taking back the spotlight. Okay, he may...

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