October 7, 2009
Entertainment Weekly broke the news early Wednesday that Marlon Wayans is in advanced talks to play comedy icon
Richard Pryor
in
Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? for
Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions and Sony Pictures.
The project has been written and will be directed by Bill Condon (
Dreamgirls).
The movie depicts Pryor's controversial brand of comedy and his battle with drugs and is currently budgeted at $20 million.
Chris Rock, Pryor's widow Jennifer Lee Pryor and Mark Gordon will also produce.
Eddie Murphy was originally attached to star in the project.
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