Saturday, August 29, 2015

Pryor Engagment

Hollywood is finally giving Richard Pryor the biopic treatment – and Oprah is involved (of course she is).

Indeed, the cast of Lee Daniels Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? came together this week, and it came together quite nicely.

Stand-up comedian/actor Mike Epps is confirmed to be playing the comedy legend in the Weinstein Company-produced film, while Eddie Murphy will portray his father, “Uncle” Buck, and Oprah his brothel-owning grandma.

Kate Hudson is set for the role of Pryor’s widow, Jennifer Lee Pryor, who is on board as a producer, btw.

Production on the biopic scripted by Bill Condon and Danny Strong (TV’s Empire, Lee Daniel’s The Butler) will get underway next spring.

Photo: USAToday.com.

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