Richard Pryor was a comedic genius who left this world way too soon. For years there has been a push to do a Richard Pryor biopic but the last information about the long suffering project was just over a year ago.
Most recently Bill Condon was set to direct and Marlon Wayans set to star, but that has gone the way of the dodo. This time producing duties have switched hands once again, landing in the lap of Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker. "Deadline" further reports that the candidate to play Pryor may be Michael B. Jordan. Jordan has previous experience working with Whitaker as he was the producer on the Jordan film Fruitvale.
Whoever takes this role they will have to give one hell of a multi-layered performance. Aside from being a comedian, Pryor was also a prominent actor, fought drug addiction, famously set himself on fire freebasing crack cocaine, and had several charges of domestic abuse against him.
Again no time table on a start date and at this point who would dare to give one as the project has been in development for two decades.
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