Eddie Murphy To Play Actor & Comedian Rudy Ray Moore In Netflix’s Dolemite Is My NamePosted by Wilson Morales
June 8, 2018
Source: Deadline
Deadline is reporting that Eddie Murphy will star as actor and comedian Rudy Ray Moore in the Netflix original film Dolemite Is My Name.
Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan) is set to direct the film from a script written by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski. Murphy will also produce the film alongside John Davis and John Fox.
Moore started out as a stand-up comedian and after hearing tales of a pimp named Dolemite, adopted the characteristics of the urban legend and became the character in his act. Following that he adapted the character into a feature film where he played Dolemite as a pimp that was an expert in kung-fu. A staple of blaxploitation cinema, the film was followed by two sequels.
Dolemite Is My Name will be Murphy’s first starring role since 2016’s Mr. Church. Preceding that, Murphy appeared in 2013’s A Thousand Words and 2012’s Tower Heist.
