Eddie Murphy is about to tear the roof off this idiot.
The actor will star as Congressional funk chief George Clinton in an untitled biopic from director Invoice Condon for Amazon MGM Studios. The script is at the moment being written by Virgil Williams based mostly on an unique manuscript by Max Werner. The mission was initiated by Katherine Davis, a lifelong fan of George Clinton who pitched the thought to Murphy.
Condon beforehand directed Murphy within the 2006 movie “Dreamgirls,” which earned Murphy an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Greatest Supporting Actor.
The movie will likely be produced by Murphy (Eddie Murphy Productions), John Davis (Davis Leisure), Catherine Davis and Greg Yolen. Charisse Hewitt-Webster of Eddie Murphy Productions serves as govt producer, together with George Clinton, Archie Ivy and Jeff Jampol.
The movie is customized from George Clinton’s memoir “Brother, like George, wasn’t that funk laborious for you?” tells the untold story of the influential funk pioneer and his tumultuous founding of the music group Parliament-Funkadelic. Recognized for his or her wacky sci-fi themes, surreal sounds, and psychedelic performances, Currington and his band’s wild methods redefined music and tradition.
Murphy beforehand labored with Amazon-MGM Studios on “Sweet Cane Lane” and “Coming 2 America,” each of which he produced and starred in. He’ll subsequent star within the studio’s “The Pickup” alongside Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson.
Condon is at the moment in post-production on Kiss of the Spider Lady, an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical starring Jennifer Lopez and Diego Luna. Condon additionally created and directed “Kinsey,” “Gods and Monsters” (for which he received an Academy Award for Greatest Tailored Screenplay), and wrote the screenplay for the 2002 musical movie “Chicago.”
Williams was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for “Mudbound” and just lately co-wrote an adaptation of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” with director Malcolm Washington.
Condon is represented by lawyer Wayne Alexander of WME, Nameless Content material and Alexander, Lawrence, Frumes & Labowitz. Williams is represented by CAA, Map Level supervisor Craig Brody, and attorneys John Meigs and Mahdi Salehi of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs & Fox, LLP.
Deadline was first to report the information.
