Eddie Murphy Names the Three Movies He Turned Down That He Wishes He Would Have Done

Comedian and actor Eddie Murphy is making the rounds promoting his new Netflix documentary Being Eddie, and he sat down with AP to chat about his career.

While Murphy has had his share of mega-hit films, like any actor, there is a list of movies that in retrospect, he would go back and accept if he could. He calls these his “big three ‘wish I would have done’ movies.”

Murphy recalled, “Ghostbusters, I was supposed to do Ghostbusters. Didn’t do that, and Rush Hour. Didn’t do that. Oh, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Those are my big three ‘wish I would have done’ movies.”

Murphy explained that the reason he wished he had joined those projects is that they were all “huge, giant hits.” However, he doesn’t hold too much regret. The Shrek star explained that because he turned down the role in Ghostbusters, he landed the part of Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop.

“With Ghostbusters, I did Beverly Hills Cop instead,” he said. “It was do this or that, so it worked out cool. And Who Framed Roger Rabbit just sounded ridiculous to me, and I passed on it. And afterwards, I was like, ‘Oh, that’s fucking amazing.'”

Being Eddie released on Netflix on November 12th. It’s full of Murphy’s insights about his life and career, and it’s a great watch.

via: Variety