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CBS’ Beverly Hills Cop is now in full production and writer/executive producer Shawn Ryan took to twitter to send the world a photo of Eddie Murphy and Brandon T. Jackson posing on set.
This marks Murphy’s return back to TV since his stretch on Saturday Night Live back in 1980 to 1984. This will be Brandon’s first contract TV role, but has proven his skills in films such as, Tropical Thunder and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son. | Full Story
With new comedic actors like Kevin Hart on the scene, one would think that Eddie Murphy’s name and gap teeth wouldn’t ring as many bells as back in the 80s. Spike TV’s special, Eddie Murphy: One Night Only, proved just the opposite when it premiered November 14th on the TV network. Eddie Murphy: One Night Only was the highest-rated and most-watched special event in Spike TV history.
The tribute to Murphy delivered 1.9 million viewers, 1.5 household rating and ranked #3 in all of cable television with Men 18-49 in its time slot. | Full Story
CBS’ Beverly Hills Cop reboot is shaping up and the studio has just officially signed on actor-comedian Brandon T. Jackson for the lead.
The pick of Jackson is no surprise. A few weeks ago, Humor Mill reported that the show was going to close the deal with the young actor.
Eddie Murphy and The Shield creator Shawn Ryan will executive produce the Sony TV-produced project. Last year, during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the funnyman Murphy talked about the idea for the show saying, “what I’m trying to do now is produce a TV show starring Axel Foley’s son, and Axel is the chief of police now in Detroit. | Full Story
Last year, during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, funnyman Eddie Murphy said, “what I’m trying to do now is produce a TV show starring Axel Foley’s son, and Axel is the chief of police now in Detroit. I’d do the pilot, show up here and there…”
This exciting news came after the interviewer asked the actor about the idea of making a Beverly Hills Cop 4 movie. He shut the film idea down by saying, “none of the movie scripts were right; it was trying to force the premise. | Full Story
It seems Eddie Murphy’s dream of turning Beverly Hills Cop into a TV series may soon become a reality. The comedian/actor is reportedly working with ‘The Shield’ creator Shawn Ryan to bring the popular police comedy to the small screen, according to a report by Vulture .
Almost a year ago, Murphy told Rolling Stone magazine that a fourth installment of the action comedy was unlikely, but he would be interested in creating a Beverly Hills Cop TV show. | Full Story
Actor/Comedian/Singer, Eddie Murphy will be honored on Spike TV. The network will broadcast a tribute special to the Hollywood star, which will highlight his life and career. Some readers probably read the first line and wondered when was Murphy a singer? Well, remember that hideous but catchy tune ‘Party All the Time’? Yes, even that song along with the two other Eddie singles ‘Boogie in Your Butt/No More Tears’ and ‘How Could It Be’ may be in special. | Full Story
Rumors are flying about Universal and Montecito Pictures Company teaming up to develop the sequel to the 1988 hit comedy Twins, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito.
Wait, but there’s a twist! In the new scenario, Eddie Murphy would act as a third brother?!
Triplets will follow Schwarzenegger and DeVito as brothers Julius and Vincent, who then discover they have a third sibling.
The Hollywood Reporter says the project doesn’t have a director at this point, and that Ivan Reitman, (who directed the original), would only produce with his film company Montecito Pictures Company. | Full Story
Eddie Murphy has come forward to address the recent reports that he and singer Toni Braxton are dating.
The veteran actor told Access Hollywood last night in an interview, “I don’t even know who the new love is. I know I’m single and I’m just up at the house, playing the guitar and being a single dad.”
When the interviewer asked specifically about Braxton, Murphy claimed that the reports are just false rumors. | Full Story
Eddie Murphy has become the latest celebrity to be killed off on Twitter. The “Beverly Hills Cop” star joins Cher and Reba McEntire, who were also rumored to be dead on the social networking site this week.
Out of the 6 million ways to die, and depending on the source, the actor/comedian died in a car accident, a snowboarding accident, and even a luxury cruise accident.
Media Fetcher writes:
Actor Eddie Murphy died in a single vehicle crash between Ipswich and Willowbank in Queensland as confirmed by Royal Queensland Police – February 3, 2012. | Full Story
HBO Films is currently working on a TV biopic about former Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry, and Eddie Murphy has recently signed on to play the disgraced but much loved politician.
The untitled project will be directed by Spike Lee and John Ridley is attached to write the script. The threesome, Lee, Murphy and Ridley are also the executive producers of the film, and journalists Harry Jaffe, Tom Sherwood, Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer are signed on as consultants. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
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