Reports indicate that actor/comedian Marlon Wayans is in talks to star in the biopic Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? Last year, rumors went around saying that Eddie Murphy was snagged for the role, but since the production company was switched he is no longer in the running.
Here’s more info:
Sources tell EW.com that Wayans fought for the role, blowing the producers away with a 13- min screen test where he “transforms into Pryor.” 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 are also lined up to produce. Producers are still working out the terms of Wayans’ deal, and other major aspects of the overall project have not been finalized. Sony did not respond to requests for comment. [ SOURCE ]
Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters) is said to be writing and directing the film.
Concrete Loop got exclusive access to the Charlotte, North Carolina stop of the “BLACKSUMMERS’NIGHT tour” featuring Maxwell, Common and Chrisette Michele. Maxwell is a big fan of the blog and showed us so much love during the show and behind the scenes. The show was amazing.
Due to scheduling conflicts we missed Chrisette’s set, but here are some exclusive photos that I took during Common and Maxwell’s performance. For more info on my backstage experience, check out ANGELONFIRE.COM
Earlier in the year, a slew of Jennifer Lopez material leaked, which was all supposed to appear on a greatest hits album, but nothing really came of it after the records dropped.
But now, a new track, “Fresh Out the Oven,” featuring Pitbull and produced by Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes has revealed itself as the first single from her seventh studio album, tentatively titled Who Is Lola?
On the album, Lopez is to reveal an alter ego, Lola, similar to that of Beyonce’s Sasha Fierce and Ciara’s Super-C. It has been said that a video has already been shot..
