![]() ![]() Murphy will next show up in Netflix Pic You People opposite Jonah Hill and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. There's no date for when this will be heading down TV chimneys, but it'll kick off shooting this coming winter in Los Angeles. "I‘m excited to be working again with Eddie Murphy, Brian Grazer, and Amazon." "The holiday season is my favorite time of year - just ask my family about my nine-hour Christmas playlist," Hudlin tells Deadline. It also sees the return of producer Brian Grazer. Eddie Murphy has any say in the matter).Īnd while it represents the latest team up between the actor and Prime Video following Coming 2 America's move from Paramount to the streaming service, it's also a reunion for some of the team behind 1992's Boomerang, as Reginald Hudlin will direct the new movie after working with Murphy on that film. Younger's a veteran of writing for the Muppets and working as part of Disney Feature Animation's story trust, so we can expect a family friendly tale with just a little subversion (especially if Mr. Zero story details have been revealed, though it's obviously going to be a festive film and was inspired by writer Kelly Younger's childhood Chrimbo experiences. He's now aboard to star in and produce Candy Cane Lane, which will debut on Prime Video. Or at least the Christmas-first-film-under-his-Amazon deal spirit. The problem with such thinking is that it traps us in an endless boomerang cycle in which instead of progressing, we just keep repeating the same screwed-up patterns of the past.Eddie Murphy is feeling the Christmas spirit. What goes around, comes around is the movie's message. And then, of course, there's the case of Grace Jones. (Anyone who'd depict Kitt as someone to sneer at in bed is a fool, nothing less). Or, like Eartha Kitt, their portrayal of a vain and sexually ravenous old titular head of Lady Elouise Cosmetics earns them the newest berth in the Humiliation Hall of Fame ranks. This time they play the cads and demean the opposite sex. Even in role reversals, women are the bad guys in Murphy's world. In fact, it's downright mean-spirited toward women, as is Murphy's wont. Nor does it contain half the wit or charm as the old Doris Day sex comedies it so resembles. According to the film's co-producer Warrington Hudlin (brother Reginald Hudlin directed Boomerang and together they also made the original House Party), Boomerang's role reversals are designed to be “illuminating” for the men and “cathartic” for the women. The other crowd-pleasing, comeuppance moment occurs when Jacqueline dons her coat to leave after a quick roll in the hay as Marcus whimpers, “Call me,” from underneath the sheets as he notices the cash she left him on the nightstand. The biggest audience response in Boomerang comes at the point where Angela slaps Marcus while he tries to rationalize away his dalliances. Then there's Angela (Berry), the good girl, the friend, the other woman. ![]() His equal in business and the bedroom (on the business front, we'll have to take the movie's word for it, but as for the bedroom, we're given ample opportunity to witness things for ourselves), Marcus falls for her hard only to be humbled by her emotional abuse. (Hint: It involves more than one organ.) Givens is cast as the heartless Dragon Lady, Jacqueline, who serves Murphy his comeuppance by giving him a dose of his own medicine. He's a promiscuous Casanova who loves 'em and leaves 'em until, through role reversal, he discovers the true meaning of love. In Boomerang, Murphy plays Marcus, a brilliant marketing chief at a New York City cosmetics firm. Instead of the cocky, streetwise jokester with the braying laugh that he earned a fortune playing in his earlier films, Murphy this time tries to reposition himself as a romantic leading man - a sensitive guy, if you will. Sincerely, Eddie Murphy.” With Boomerang it's clear that Murphy's trying to reinvent his image. Something on the order of Billy Dee Williams or Cary Grant would be good. “Wanted: a new identity - one that's suave and debonair, well-mannered yet macho, sex-driven but respectful toward women. ![]()
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