EXCLUSIVE: Eddie Murphy’s return to the screen in Dolemite Is My Name has put him in the awards mix, and he seems poised to regain his position atop the comedy heap starting with tomorrow’s historic return to Saturday Night Live for the first time in 35 years, and with a stand-up comedy special and reprises in Coming to America and Beverly Hills Cop. The latter will be at Netflix, which turned the long-gestating Dolemite project into a hit viewed by more than 40 million in its first two weeks. It’s the fifth movie collaboration between Murphy and producer John Davis — along with Doctor Dolittle and its sequel, Daddy Day Care, and the outrageous Norbit, in which Murphy played dual roles. Here, they talk about a long collaborative relationship. Related Story ‘Dolemite Is My Name’: Read Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski’s Script For Eddie Murphy’s Netflix Movie DEADLINE: Eddie, what is the biggest thing John Davis has done to endear himself to you that you have now made five movies with him, with a Grumpy Old Men remake right around the corner? MURPHY: I think you’re being terribly presumptuous there (laughs). Actually, he has been very smart and he has… Read full this story
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