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Meeting Richard Pryor was a touching and overwhelming moment for Steve Harvey.

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Casting actors to play real life people in biopics is a tricky proposition, but in the case of Lee Daniels' Richard Pryor biopic, they may have found the perfect person to play legendary comic Redd Foxx.

The upcoming Richard Pryor biopic has been in development for a very long time, but now is finally starting to really get its wheels in motion. Having found its lead actor more than a year ago, the project is getting around to building its ensemble, and this weekend has begun stacking its lineup with big names.

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Richard Pryor is arguably the greatest stand-up comedian of all-time. Worst case scenario for him, he’s a top five stand-up comedian of all-time. Perhaps more importantly, he was also an astute and clever critic of society during a time when people needed someone to speak up.

A Richard Pryor biopic has been on Hollywood's to-do list for years, even though the project has repeatedly fallen apart in the hands of capable filmmakers and studios. Recently, Lee Daniels got involved, and the lead role became a part highly in-demand for a number of leading male comedians. But only now does it look like the production has found its star, and it's actually a very familiar face.

Of course, that probably has to do with the standup material, the public Pryor. The private Pryor, the one battling demons and drug addiction, is going to be where the meat of the film really is, and can any of these guys pull that off? Can Cannon?

When it comes to biopics about stand-up comedians, there are only a few that would actually make any sense, and Richard Pryor stands to be the most sensible option. (Though Bill Hicks is right behind him, trying to not catch on fire.)

Forest Whitaker is confirming his role as a producer on a long-gestating Pryor biopic, which Deadline says will receive valuable input from Pryor’s widow, Jennifer Pryor. Whitaker will produce through his Significant Productions label, settling down to fine-tune a new script and kickstarting the search for a new director and actor to play Pryor in his prime.

Zoe Saldana is gearing up to play the legendary singer Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic, but she won't be the only member of the cast trying to fill some really enormous shoes. Joining Saldana in the project will be Mike Epps, taking on what's described as a "supporting role" to play iconic comedian Richard Pryor

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For all of the awful, awful movies that he has made (White Chicks, Little Man, Dance Flick, Norbit...this list could go on a while), Marlon Wayans has actually demonstrated that he can act at least once

Apparently we're the only ones interested in freeing Eddie Murphy from his self-created fatsuit prison. HitFix is reporting that Murphy has dropped out of the project, and along with him Fox Searchlight and Paramount have backed away as distributors