C'mon. Give me credit. I said in a prior email that I thought he did some good movies. I liked him in Dreamgirls, I also liked him in Shrek, Bowfinger and Holyman. I also liked his comedy work from back in the day. My problems is mental typecasting more than belief he can do it. I see him as that guy who plays fat women. My mind is open because I never saw Keaton as Batman and he used to be my favorite Batman.
Nolan is one of my favorite director /producer, so I think maybe he might be able to get a career-remaking performance out of Murphy. Perhaps others do not have this mental typecasting issue with Murphy. In that case it will not be a problem. IMO Murphy's problem is not talent, but image and selecting crappy films and cash cow, dial it in, family films. So, I do not think his problem is talent, but perception. The past tells us that is not impossible. John Travolta is a good example. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Omari Confer Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 8:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eddie Murphy to play The Riddler Like most people....you scifi cats cannot see the genius behind the man. Every single one of you will sit and be amazed when one of the greatest comedic talents of our generation is directed by one of the best directors of his time......... Every single one of you are haters..... c w m On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 7:39 PM, Justin Mohareb <[email protected]> wrote: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2048300.ece FUNNYMAN EDDIE MURPHY will play The Riddler in the next Batman movie, The Sun can reveal. The Beverly Hills Cop star, 47, has been signed up by British director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN to reprise the role played by JIM CARREY in 1995's Batman Forever. The surprise move follows speculation linking Pirates of the Caribbean star JOHNNY DEPP to the part. The film, set for a 2010 release, is being developed under the working title Gotham. Execs have also signed up rising Transformers star SHIA LABEOUF, 22, to play Robin. CHRISTIAN BALE will return as Bruce Wayne, while MICHAEL CAINE will again play Bruce's assistant Alfred. **************************** I hope to Christ someone at the Sun had one too many pints. This is beyond bad comedy. Justin -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com -- cwm blog http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com
