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Eddie Murphy Is The Most Overpaid Actor In Hollywood According To Forbes

  • By Charlie Schmidlin
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  • December 5, 2012 9:41 AM
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  • 1 Comment
News
Once seen as a series of soaring precedents afforded to Hollywood's best and brightest, the massive paychecks given to high-profile actors and directors today have since grown smaller with the film industry's cost-cutting measures. However, for an elite group of individuals, their price tag remains as high as it ever was, but now a recent list has revealed a slow reversal has begun for those once deemed financially golden.
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More: Eddie Murphy, Katherine Heigl, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Jack Black, Nicolas Cage, Adam Sandler, Denzel Washington, Ben Stiller, Sarah Jessica Parker

'Beverly Hills Cop' TV Series Lands At CBS; 'Terriers' May Live Again Via Kickstarter-Funded TV Movie

  • By Drew Taylor
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  • September 4, 2012 4:14 PM
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  • 6 Comments
Television
Shawn Ryan's "Beverly Hills Cop" television series, which had everyone buzzing a week ago, has landed at CBS, according to Deadline. The network, which we're pretty sure is almost exclusively for people's elderly uncles, has given it a pilot commitment. The new series will follow the exploits of Aaron Foley, the son of Axel Foley, the Eddie Murphy character from the three successful Paramount movies. Murphy will produce and co-star in the pilot, with a possibility for future appearances should the show be ordered to series.
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More: Eddie Murphy, Beverly Hills Cop , Terriers, Television, TV News

Eddie Murphy's 'Beverly Hills Cop' TV Series Moves Forward As Networks Circle

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • August 29, 2012 8:56 AM
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Television
While once much talked about, possibly-Brett Ratner-directed "Beverly Hills Cop 4" is, for all intents and purposes, dead. However Axel Foley is still kicking around and is now headed to the small screen.  "What I'm trying to do now is produce a TV show starring Axel Foley's son, and Axel is the chief of police now in Detroit. I'd do the pilot, show up here and there," Eddie Murphy said about the TV concept last fall, and indeed, things are rolling right along as networks are now taking a hard look at the show.
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More: Eddie Murphy, Television, TV News, Beverly Hills Cop

'Twins' Sequel 'Triplets' In The Works With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito & Eddie Murphy

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 29, 2012 9:43 PM
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  • 7 Comments
News
A sequel to "Twins" has been batted around and rumored for so long we suppose it was inevitable. But even we didn't see this coming.
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More: Triplets, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Eddie Murphy

Weekend Box Office: 'The Lorax' Tops Again, While 'John Carter' Fulfills Its Prophecy & Underperforms, Underwhelms Domestically

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • March 11, 2012 1:01 PM
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  • 8 Comments
Box Office
There's no real joy in reporting on a massive bomb. Mostly because, why hate? Usually the participants involved will cry into piles of hundred dollar bills why you return to your menial workday job, gloating seems like a waste of energy. It's especially disconcerting when it comes from someone like Andrew Stanton, who previously directed "Wall-E" and was making his transition to live-action with the uber-expensive "John Carter." Analysts have been predicting doom for a long time now, in a way fueling the negative buzz with their irresponsible reporting, leading to a soft opening only slightly surpasses similar boys-n-sand actioner "Prince Of Persia," and that's mostly due to 3D prices.
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More: The Lorax, John Carter Of Mars, Walt Disney Pictures, Weekend Box-Office, Eddie Murphy, A Thousand Words, Silent House

5 Great Eddie Murphy Performances From When His Movies Were Actually Promoted (Oh Yeah, 'A Thousand Words' Is In Theaters)

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • March 9, 2012 3:46 PM
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  • 7 Comments
Features
You might not have noticed, but Eddie Murphy has a new movie in theaters today. That's a slightly loaded sentence: "A Thousand Words" was shot four years ago, has been barely screened for critics (those who have seen it have been vicious), and is being put into a mere 1900 theaters, nearly half as much as the week's biggest opening, "John Carter." And all this for a man who was once the biggest star on the planet.
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More: The Essentials, Eddie Murphy, A Thousand Words, Features

Spike Lee To Direct Eddie Murphy In HBO Biopic On Notorious Washington Mayor Marion Barry

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 9, 2011 9:07 AM
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News
Well, here's a pretty big surprise. Eddie Murphy, who was poised for a comeback with "Tower Heist," seemed to have those hoped dash by the film underperforming at the box office, coupled with his association in the Ratnergate Oscar ceremony fallout, that led to the comic actor stepping down as the host. And just when we pegged Murphy as simply returning to his recent run of dreck -- he's got "Hong Kong Phooey" on the horizon for chrissakes -- we were hit out of left field with this.
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More: Spike Lee, Eddie Murphy, HBO

Eddie Murphy Bails On Hosting The Oscars

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 9, 2011 2:17 PM
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  • 12 Comments
News
Well, this is hardly a surprise and we kind of expected as much when Brett Ratner stepped down from producing the Oscars yesterday. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announced this afternoon Eddie Murphy has withdrawn from hosting the Oscars.
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More: Eddie Murphy

Brett Ratner Working On New Project With Eddie Murphy, Admits He Lied About "Banging" Olivia Munn

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • November 8, 2011 11:57 AM
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  • 8 Comments
News
Hey guys! Brett Ratner here. You know, the Ratmeister? Sir Rats-A-Lot? Ratling Gun? Raturday Night Live?
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More: Brett Ratner, Olivia Munn, Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy Turned Brett Ratner On To The Classic Heist Films Before Making 'Tower Heist'

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • November 3, 2011 5:20 AM
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And More From The Director & Cast Of The High Concept ComedyIn Brett Ratner’s “Tower Heist,” Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an ensemble cast in a story of wronged hotel employees who decide to seek revenge against a ruthless financial world maven who has run off with their pensions. A comedy, heist flick and even a triumphant middle finger to the swindlers that put many out of house and home (though the filmmakers say the ties to current events were unintentional), the film is a crowd-pleasing confection about the little guys finally getting one over on those in authority. A solid supporting cast including Alan Alda, Tea Leoni, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick and more help bring the story, a distinctly New York City-set tale, to life.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Producers, Brett Ratner, Tower Heist, Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda, Casey Affleck, Gabourey Sidibe, Brian Grazer

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