Eddie Murphy to Play Godfather of Funk George Clinton in Biopic
Eddie Murphy is in early talks to play Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in an upcoming biopic. If negotiations are finalized, Murphy will also serve as producer with John Davis and Catherine Davis through their Davis Entertainment banner. They are tying down rights with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famed musician, and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, and then they will set writers and shop a home for the project.
“Clinton is widely considered to be the Godfather of Funk, rivaling James Brown and Sly Stone as the foremost innovators in that musical genre. The film will tell the story of the iconic musician’s humble beginnings in North Carolina in the 1940s to the formation of his groundbreaking bands Parliament and Funkadelic and ultimately to becoming a major influence on artists of the hip-hop generation including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Outkast and Wu-Tang Clan, among many others.”
Murphy teamed with Davis on the Netflix film Dolemite Is My Name, which got him a lot of accolades playing the unlikely Blaxploitation film star Rudy Ray Moore.
He will next be seen in the Kenya Barris-directed Netflix comedy You People, in which he co-stars with Jonah Hill. That will be followed with Beverly Hills Cop 4, as he reprises his Alex Foley role.
via: Deadline