Paramount Pictures will bring Beverly Hills Cop back to the big screen, following the franchise’s failed transition to television. According to Deadline, Eddie Murphy has been enlisted to reprise the role of Axel Foley in a sequel set to be scripted by Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec. The duo previously penned Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and […]
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Seth MacFarlane to host 85th Academy Awards
October 2, 2012 
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After a successful stint hosting Saturday Night Live and then an inaudible performance at the Emmys (where he had to be ushered in front of a microphone after he’d already started speaking), Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has scored one of the most coveted and least appreciated gigs in Hollywood. The writer, director, and star […]
Continue readingEddie Murphy shopping Beverly Hills Cop TV series
August 29, 2012 0 Comments
It’s been almost a year since Eddie Murphy suggested Beverly Hills Cop should become a weekly TV series. Well, we’re a little bit closer to seeing that happen! According to Vulture, Eddie Murphy, The Shield creator Shawn Ryan, and Sony Pictures Television are shopping the project to broadcast networks. Murphy would appear in the series as well as executive-produce, […]
Continue readingJimmy Fallon won’t host the Oscars
August 6, 2012 0 Comments
Late last week, rumours that NBC’s adorable Late Night host Jimmy Fallon was being courted to host the 2013 Oscar ceremony flitted around the web. Deadline now reports that outgoing Academy president Tom Sherak was unable to close a deal with Fallon, and also failed to recruit Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live) as the show’s producer. […]
Continue readingSchwarzenegger, DeVito to be joined by Murphy in Twins sequel
March 30, 2012 5 Comments
Well, here’s news you don’t expect to read every day. Universal and the Montecito Picture Company are plotting a sequel to the 1988 hit Twins, reuniting mismatched brothers Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the sequel would be titled Triplets, and introduce Eddie Murphy as the third sibling. No director is yet attached, but original […]
Continue readingYour 2011 Boxing Day Viewing Guide
December 23, 2011 0 Comments
Your 2011 Boxing Day Viewing Guide. By Simon Miraudo. In case you couldn’t tell by the fact a bajillion movies are coming out this week, Boxing Day is kind of a big deal for Australian film-lovers. In fact, December 26th is the biggest day on the cinema-going calendar. What is it about that post-Christmas comedown […]
Continue readingBilly Crystal will host the Oscars
November 11, 2011 2 Comments
Our long international nightmare is over. Billy Crystal has been named by the Academy as the host of their 2012 Oscar telecast following Eddie Murphy’s departure earlier this week. Crystal revealed his desire to return to the big stage back in August, but then-producer Brett Ratner decided to go with Murphy instead. When Ratner stood […]
Continue readingEddie Murphy quits Oscar gig; Grazer brought in to replace Ratner
November 10, 2011 1 Comment
Eddie Murphy‘s stint as Oscar host is over before it even began. The actor has officially pulled out of the high-profile gig following the exit of producer Brett Ratner yesterday. Ratner stepped down after a series of controversial remarks landed him and the Academy in hot water. Wasting no time in replacing Ratner, Academy President […]
Continue readingBrett Ratner resigns as Oscar producer following controversial remarks
November 9, 2011 1 Comment
Brett Ratner will produce the Oscar telecast no more. The Rush Hour director submitted his resignation to Academy President Tom Sherak following a series of controversial remarks regarding his sexual proclivities and a declaration that “rehearsal’s for fags”. While promoting his new film Tower Heist, Ratner went on a tour of self-destruction, boasting of bedding […]
Continue readingBeverly Hills Cop: The TV Show?
October 28, 2011 0 Comments
Eddie Murphy wants Beverly Hills Cop to join the likes of Zombieland, The Kids Are All Right, Source Code, The Blues Brothers and Napoleon Dynamite, and get its own TV show. Speaking to Rolling Stone, the future Oscar host revealed that he has no interest in making a fourth Beverly Hills Cop movie, but is interested […]
Continue readingSteve Martin offers Oscar host Eddie Murphy unsolicited advice
September 21, 2011 1 Comment
Earlier this month Eddie Murphy was announced as host of the 84th Academy Awards ceremony. Former Oscar MC Steve Martin has penned a letter of advice to cool the nerves of his Bowfinger co-star. Of course, he opens with a dig at friend/nemesis Alec Baldwin. Check out the full letter below (courtesy of Martin’s official website)! […]
Continue readingEddie Murphy will host the 84th Academy Awards
September 7, 2011 2 Comments
From your lips to God’s ears. Yesterday we discussed the possibility of Eddie Murphy hosting the 84th Academy Awards ceremony after he’d engaged in preliminary talks with producer Brett Ratner. The Academy has today announced that Murphy is indeed locked into the gig. In the official press release – printed in full by Deadline here […]
Continue readingCould Eddie Murphy host the Oscars?
September 6, 2011 0 Comments
Maybe! According to Deadline, Eddie Murphy has been talking with Oscar producers about MC’ing the 84th Academy Awards. Producer of next year’s ceremony, Brett Ratner, reportedly has his heart set on Murphy and Murphy alone. The one-time Oscar nominee (who is thought to have lost his bid in 2006 because of the poorly-timed release of […]
Continue readingOgrekill – Shrek Forever After review
June 15, 2010 0 Comments
Shrek Forever After – Starring Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy. Directed by Mike Mitchell. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Once upon a time, DreamWorks Animation released a film about a grumpy green ogre named Shrek and his cheeky, fast-talking sidekick Donkey. A massive box office hit (and recipient of the Best Animated Feature […]
Continue readingMeet Dave – Review
July 21, 2008 0 Comments
Meet Dave – Starring Eddie Murphy, Gabrielle Union, Elizabeth Banks and Ed Helms. Directed by Brian Robbins. Rated PG for infrequent violence and crude humour. 90 mins. In 2006, Eddie Murphy made Norbit, a film that was racist, sexist, and worst of all, unfunny. It was considered to be the worst thing he’d ever done […]
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