Eddie Murphy is reportedly set to painting Parliament-Funkadelic chief George Clinton in an upcoming biopic.
In accordance with Deadline, Murphy will co-produce the movie alongside Catherine and John Davis, the latter of whom the comic labored with on 2019’s Dolemite Is My Title. The undertaking continues to be in its early phases, with the trio of producers presently “tying down rights with the Rock and Roll Corridor of Famer and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, after which they are going to set writers and store the undertaking.”
The film will chronicle Clinton’s complete life, from his “humble beginnings in North Carolina within the Forties to the formation of his groundbreaking bands Parliament and Funkadelic and in the end to turning into a serious affect on artists of the hip-hop technology together with Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Dice, Outkast and Wu-Tang Clan, amongst many others.”
Identified for his otherworldly presence — together with wild vogue and a novel humorousness — Clinton emerged within the ‘70s as a funk powerhouse. In a profession spanning greater than 50 years, the prolific musician launched 10 studio albums with Parliament, an extra 14 with Funkadelic and one other 10 as a solo artist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame in 1997 and was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.
Deadline notes that the Clinton biopic is a “ardour undertaking” for the comic. The duo beforehand labored collectively on The PJs, an animated stop-motion TV present which ran for 3 seasons earlier than its cancellation in 2001. The collection was created by and starred Murphy, whereas Clinton supplied its theme music.
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