Marlon Wayans replacing Eddie Murphy in Richard Pryor bio-pic

The news that Marlon Wayans was replacing Eddie Murphy in a Richard Pryor bio-pic was very surprising; the fact that Eddie Murphy was playing Richard Pryor in the first place was even more surprising. Hollywoodinsider is reporting that Murphy had to pull out because of scheduling conflicts and Wayans is in final discussions to take over.

I'm a little bummed about this change in casting. Murphy has never been shy in explaining his inspirations for becoming a comedian. He's always given Pryor credit for his decision to become a comedian. The two even starred together in Harlem Nights. The bio-pic will be called Richard Pryor: Is it Something I Said. It's being produced by Chris Rock and Pryor's widow, Jennifer Lee Pryor. It's being made under Adam Sandler's production company, Happy Madison. This sounds like it's going to be good; lets hope it stays that way.

Quickie: O-M-G! White Chicks 2 greenlit

I really don't want to spend too much time on this... All I want to say is there will be a White Chicks 2, and it will star Marlon and Shawn Wayans just like the first one. And will be directed by their brother, Keenan Ivory Wayans, just like the first one. The team of brothers has had successful hits in the past. They basically brought back the spoof genre with the Scary Movie franchise. They did well on Little Man, and this years Dance Flick. The first White Chicks grossed over 70 million dollars and had a budget around 35 million to make. Not a bad profit, just surprised it took this long for the studio to get greedy.