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Marlon Wayans to replace Eddie Murphy in Biopic

October 8, 2009

Source: Entertainment Weekly

 

 



With Eddie Murphy's box office status on the decline and Marlon Wayan's on the rise, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Wayans is being tapped to replace Murphy in 'Richard Pryor: Is it Something I Said?' for Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions and Sony Pictures.

Directed by Bill Condon ('Dreamgirls'), the movie explores Pryor's controversial brand of comedy and his battle with drugs. The movie is currently budgeted at $20 million.


 


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