Eddie Murphy News

There are two Eddie Murphys, the guy making the movies we want him to make-- Trading Places , Coming To America -- and the more recent guy who makes the kind of movies no one should make-- Norbit , Imagine That , etc.

As the king fades, Shrek fills in. Alas, an ogre lacks the subtlety for some tasks: When he christens a ship, it sinks; when he declares someone a knight, his sword inflicts pain.

Will Ferrell named 'most overpaid film star' posted on November 19th, 2009 Hollywood star Will Ferrell has topped a list of luminaries whose returns offer the least value for money.

Risky Business Blog reports that Eddie Murphy is attached to produce and possibly star in The Misadventures of Fluffy for Paramount.

EACH decade has its share of stinkers, those unbearably smelly movies that flop both critically and financially due to either star hubris or the absence of decent ideas.

Since the end of Campaign 2008, Saturday Night Live has been more or less adrift.

Comedian Katt Williams is free from a Georgia jail after posting $40,000 bail following his arrest on burglary charges .

How is Eddie Murphy playing a role in a new push to diversify ad agencies? Former agency account exec Lincoln Stephens is both an example and an evangelist of the "Boomerang" effect.

Just as well. This post-Tarantino crime caper, triggered by a chase after the antique pistol of the title, tries to pass off a lot of aimless zigzagging as quirkiness.

The competition in round two of the CU Independenta s a oeEnd of the Decadea series is on, as five more movies, live music performances, TV shows and albums are ready for you to determine if they go into the Top Ten of their category.

Gary Owen has been touring the comedy scene for more than a decade and will make his next stop at the Palm Beach Improv this weekend.

Eight's enough characters for Carrey in 'Christmas Carol' W ho does Jim Carrey think he is - Eddie Murphy? In the 2000 "The Nutty Professor" sequel, Murphy played eight roles .

Halloween was scary, but not as scary as the career prospects of "Trauma" cast members.

So it's true: the undead really are. Since Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee first donned Dracula's wardrobe, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise have chugged romantic gore in Ann Rice's Interview with a Vampire and even Eddie Murphy blooded himself as a Vampire in Brooklyn.

There's some nutty news from America's Next Top Model today. A very famous face will be making an appearance on this season's finale.

Loading ... Variety is reporting that Adam Sandler is going to be pulling an Eddie Murphy in his next film.

Misunderstood Masterpieces 10.27.09: Vampire in Brooklyn Posted by Will Helm on 10.27.2009 ...or, Coming to America .

Turns out Balki Bartokomous is kinda bitter. Tom Cruise was not only the "biggest bore on the face of the Earth" on the set of Risky Business , according to Bronson Pinchot , but Cruise, who was then pre-superstar status, also "made constant, constant unrelated homophobic comments" to him.

Eddie Murphy is suffering in the global economic downturn - he's been forced to slash the asking price for his home by $15 million .

It's easy to forget just how extensive of a television and film career Bronson Pinchot has had, that is, until you read this in-depth interview with the 80s sitcom icon with The Onion's The A.V. Club .