The Morning Watch: The Evolution Of Pixar's Character Movement, How Board Games Adapt Movies & More
In this edition, see the evolution of Pixar Animation character movement, find out how board games adapt blockbuster movies, and more.
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The Morning Watch: 'The Queen's Gambit' Chess Analysis, Stuntmen React To 'Hard Target' & More
In this edition, have The Queen's Gambit chess explained by a real grandmaster, see what stuntmen think of an impressive stunt in Hard Target, and more.
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Richard Pryor Biopic To Be Written And Directed By 'Black-Ish' Creator Kenya Barris
Kenya Barris, the creator of ABC's black-ish, is set to write and make his feature directorial debut with a Richard Pryor biopic.
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'I Am Richard Pryor' Documentary Coming To TV A Few Days After South By Southwest Premiere
The I Am Richard Pryor documentary premiering at SXSW this month will be coming to Paramount Network and Comedy Central shortly thereafter.
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Jay Z And (Possibly) Netflix Come Aboard Lee Daniels' Richard Pryor Biopic
A few months ago, Lee Daniels dropped out of the Richard Pryor biopic, due to a scheduling issue. Now, he's back with producer Jay Z and possibly Netflix.
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Director Lee Daniels Departs Long-Gestating Richard Pryor Biopic
A biopic about legendary comedian Richard Pryor has been developing long enough that Eddie Murphy was once considered for the lead role, but has since been hired to play the father of the iconic comic, who will instead be played by Mike Epps. The project finally seemed like it was on track to make it…
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Lee Daniels' Richard Pryor Movie Is 50% Standup Performances, Says Star Mike Epps
How much Richard Pryor standup will we see in the upcoming biopic from Lee Daniels? Star Mike Epps says about 50% of the movie is standup performances.
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Tracy Morgan To Play Redd Foxx In Lee Daniels' Richard Pryor Biopic
Continuing his comeback to entertainment, we'll get see Tracy Morgan playing Redd Foxx in Lee Daniels' forthcoming biopic about the career of Richard Pryor.
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Watch An Awesome Trailer For 'Jurassic World' From 1978
A homemade 1978 Jurassic World trailer has been made, using footage from this year's blockbuster along with nearly 50 other older movies. It's awesome!
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Richard Pryor Biopic Finally Happening, Eddie Murphy Confirmed To Join Cast
After being in development for about a decade, the Richard Pryor biopic is finally moving forward, and Eddie Murphy has just joined the cast in a key role.
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Mike Epps Takes The Lead In Richard Pryor Biopic
Looks like the lead in the Richard Pryor biopic has gone to Mike Epps. Somehow, early on in the process, it looked like Nick Cannon was going to get the gig, and thus be enshrined in proximity to Pryor's simply by virtue of proximity. But then Mike Epps came roaring up from the back of…
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Forest Whitaker Now Spearheading Richard Pryor Biopic
It's amazing to think that the director of the last Twilight movies, Bill Condon, almost made the Richard Pryor biopic that various people in Hollywood have tried to make for a couple decades. (And with a Wayans in the lead, no less.) OK, sure, Condon felt strongly about the project, and also made Dreamgirls. And his…
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Cool Stuff: Gallery1988's "Is This Thing On" Art Show
I wasn't planning to write about Gallery1988's first annual "Is This Thing On" art show as it really has little connection to movies or television (or so I thought... the above piece featuring Judd Apatow mashed-up with the infamous Star Trek Tribbles episode is a fine example of this). The show, co-sponsored by FunnyOrDie, features…
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Marlon Wayans Replacing Eddie Murphy In Richard Pryor Biopic
For a minute there, it looked as if Eddie Murphy's career might have a trampoline off which it could rebound. Murphy was tapped as the lead in a Richard Pryor biopic (Richard Pryor: Is it Something I Said) and while that would have been waaay on-the-nose casting (Murphy has never been shy about noting the…
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Eddie Murphy's Richard Pryor Impression
Last week it was reported that Eddie Murphy had been cast as Richard Pryor in the Bill Condon-produced biopic of the famous comedian. What will Eddie Murphy's Pryor sound like? OWF points us to a video clip from the classic 1988 Raw comedy special (which we haven't seen in quite a few years) which features…
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Eddie Murphy To Play Richard Pryor In Bill Condon's Biopic
Bill Condon had his biopic Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? in development at The Weinstein Company, but they put it into turnaround so now Condon has attached Eddie Murphy as star and gone out to court the studios for a new deal. Condon previously threatened to relaunch Murphy's acting career (as in actual…
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