When the news came out that disagreements with the studio behind the Richard Pryor biopic Is it Something I Said? had resulted in Eddie Murphy walking away from the project to be replaced by Marlon Wayans there was a sudden shifting in the anticipation of this movie. Murphy’s history with Pryor is well known, and [...]

A good while ago we  reported on Paramount’s venture to tell the life story of a comic legend, the late, lamented Richard Pryor. Eddie Murphy was attached to star and, with Pryor’s wife on board to advise, this film looked set to rejuvenate Murphy’s career with a serious comic role playing one of his heroes. [...]